Living infectious agents with the same organic wall assembly of Precambrian early-life fossils discovered in Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour and human cancer: Giant viruses or living protocells? Evaluating the effects of an anti-cancer vaccine in stray dogs, while challenging the mysteries around the RNA world.
E. A. Lusi, F. Caicci, S. Cristarella, M. Quartuccio
The paper identifies infectious agents from CTVT and human cancers that resemble Precambrian fossils, challenges the current view of contagious cancer transmission, and shows vaccine efficacy in reducing tumor mass.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology