Scientists Discover the First-Ever Contagious Cancer in Fish
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"Scientists Discover the First-Ever Contagious Cancer in Fish" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include University of Vermont, NPR and Science Media Centre España. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 8h ago.
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Coverage (4)
- Brown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer Nature · 13h ago
- More Like Parasites Than Tumors: Vermont Scientists Discover Transmissible Cancer in Catfish University of Vermont · 13h ago
- A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake NPR · 13h ago
- A transmissible melanoma-type cancer has been discovered in fish, the fourth known contagious tumor among animals Science Media Centre España · 13h ago
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