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Could human cancer treatments be the key to saving sea turtles from a disfiguring tumor disease?

  • Written by Jessica Alice Farrell, PhD Student in Biology, University of Florida
Could human cancer treatments be the key to saving sea turtles from a disfiguring tumor disease?Soft tumors make life hard for sea turtles.Jessica Farrell, CC BY-ND

Sea turtles’ reality is very different than the fun-loving, playful way they’re depicted in popular movies such as “Finding Nemo.” Far from being carefree, sea turtles across the globe are heavily burdened by debilitating soft-tissue tumors. All seven...

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