Episode 28 - Do Sharks Get Sick? - 02/27/2026

Find out once and for all if sharks are actually immune to cancer, or if they, like all other animals, can get sick too.

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SHOW RESOURCES

• The Tech Interactive: https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/articles/2025/shark-disease/
• Cancer Research article (2004): https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/64/23/8485/512022/Shark-Cartilage-Cancer-and-the-Growing-Threat-of
• WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-909/shark-cartilage#sideeffects
• Live Science - biofilms: https://www.livescience.com/57295-biofilms.html
• Smithsonian Ocean: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/biomimicry-shark-denticles
• UW School of Medicine article: https://www.med.wisc.edu/news/uw-expert-launches-cancer-research-using-sharks/
• WMTV15 news segment: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2024/10/20/can-sharks-cure-cancer-uw-madison-research-shows-positive-advancements/

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SOUND CREDITS

• Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app).