Brown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer.

Curd EE, Hart SFM, Lubkowitz J, Tracy KM, Milazzo L, Bodnar M, Jones T, Henderson MJ, Emerson P, Dragon JA

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10828-6
Published: 2026 Sep
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-10828-6,
  title = {Brown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer.},
  author = {Curd EE and Hart SFM and Lubkowitz J and Tracy KM and Milazzo L and Bodnar M and Jones T and Henderson MJ and Emerson P and Dragon JA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-10828-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10828-6}
}

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TI  - Brown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer.
AU  - Curd EE
AU  - Hart SFM
AU  - Lubkowitz J
AU  - Tracy KM
AU  - Milazzo L
AU  - Bodnar M
AU  - Jones T
AU  - Henderson MJ
AU  - Emerson P
AU  - Dragon JA
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-026-10828-6
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EE, C., SFM, H., J, L., KM, T., L, M., M, B., T, J., MJ, H., P, E., & JA, D. (2026). Brown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer.. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10828-6

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