Contagious Cancer in Clams

What cancer in clams tells us about cancer in humans

Michael Metzger, PhD Researches Transmissible Cancer in Clams, Putting Basic Science First

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Watch the video from Dr. Metzger, the second installment of PNRI’s Science Perspectives video series.

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Meet PNRI Scientist: Michael Metzger

He has always valued thinking differently. And he’s never been afraid of asking the big questions

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Digging for Clams in the San Juan Islands

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