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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
Title |
Peto’s Paradox: how has evolution solved the problem of cancer prevention?
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Published in |
BMC Biology, July 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s12915-017-0401-7 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Marc Tollis, Amy M. Boddy, Carlo C. Maley |
Abstract |
The risk of developing cancer should theoretically increase with both the number of cells and the lifespan of an organism. However, gigantic animals do not get more cancer than humans, suggesting that super-human cancer suppression has evolved numerous times across the tree of life. This is the essence and promise of Peto's Paradox. We discuss what is known about Peto's Paradox and provide hints of what is yet to be discovered. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 79 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 24 | 30% |
United Kingdom | 5 | 6% |
Germany | 3 | 4% |
Italy | 3 | 4% |
Ireland | 2 | 3% |
India | 2 | 3% |
Mexico | 2 | 3% |
Portugal | 1 | 1% |
Czechia | 1 | 1% |
Other | 11 | 14% |
Unknown | 25 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 38 | 48% |
Members of the public | 36 | 46% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 5% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 202 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 202 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 34 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 32 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 14% |
Student > Master | 14 | 7% |
Other | 11 | 5% |
Other | 27 | 13% |
Unknown | 55 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 63 | 31% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 43 | 21% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 3% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 3% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 4 | 2% |
Other | 17 | 8% |
Unknown | 63 | 31% |