West Coast clams are coming down with cancer
- Soft-shelled clams along the West Coast are coming down with contagious and deadly cancer, scientists have warned.
- The widespread outbreak in Washington state’s Puget Sound has impacted three-quarters of the population in a large watershed called Triangle Cove, according to the Pacific Northwest Research Institute.
- The cancer, known as bivalve transmissible neoplasia, spreads between marine animals through seawater.
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- Soft-shelled clams along the West Coast are coming down with contagious and deadly cancer, scientists have warned.
- The widespread outbreak in Washington state’s Puget Sound has impacted three-quarters of the population in a large watershed called Triangle Cove, according to the Pacific Northwest Research Institute.
- The cancer, known as bivalve transmissible neoplasia, spreads between marine animals through seawater.
Sources: The Independent