Specifically, little brown bats carry two copies of the gene, and have high p53 activity, which can get rid of cancer cells during apoptosis, a biological process that eliminates unwanted cells.

Not bats, though. Many bat species live for 20 to 40 years, in the wild or in captivity, baffling scientists. Even more intriguing: cancer is almost unheard of in bats.

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