Saturday June 27, 2009, 3:32 pm
"University of Adelaide geneticist, Dr Frank Grutzner says DNA mapping of the platypus has uncovered an interesting relationship between their sex chromosomes and DNA sequences found in human ovarian cancer.

“We’ve identified DNA on the sex chromosomes of the platypus that is similar to the DNA that is affected in ovarian cancer and other diseases of reproduction like male infertility,” Dr Grutzner says."

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Monday June 29, 2009, 5:11 am
Thanks for this Dee. This has come to late to help my dearest friend in Canberra battling this disease. But lets hope they begin to focus on this form of cancer now the way they have done on breast cancer and get the survival rate up. I will not see my friend again and that is very sad for me

Monday July 6, 2009, 2:50 pm
Aww Sally..I am deeply sorry about your friend..((hug))

All we can do is hope they will look at all forms of cancer..and start doing as much as they can to stop so many from suffering..dying..and soon..