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How a gecko named Mr. Frosty could help shed new light on skin cancer

The signature color and skin tumors of ‘Lemon Frost’ geckos come from the same genetic mutation

image of Mr. Frosty the gecko

By studying a colony of geckos descended from one named Mr. Frosty (pictured), researchers identified the gene behind these lizards’ skin tumors.

L. Guo et al/PLOS Genetics 2021, S. Sykes

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

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