How Tibet’s High Himalaya frogs could help spawn better defences against skin cancer

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A study looking at how Tibetan frogs living at high altitude have evolved to better protect themselves from ultraviolet radiation could help scientists better understand human diseases such as skin cancer, according to researchers involved in the project.

The team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a number of genetic and molecular mechanisms that give the frogs better protections than similar species living at lower altitude.