• more about #genes
    GodofMonkeys: I love that I live in a world with naked mole rats. I love being able to say that I really live in a world with naked mole rats. Mostly I love typin... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: Wow, this was in my morning ASCO briefing. It's kinda wierd when my professional life intersects this closely with io9. #nakedmolerat more »
    RandomFrequentFlierDent-Hogswatch!: All this time we feared the moleman. Little did we know we would become the moleman. Or you know . . . molewoman as the case may be. #nakedmolerat more »
    Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I have always wonder how the scientists react when finding out something they have been studying for years. Do they look at there partners and say "Lo... more »
    Roklimber: I think it's creepy to have naked researchers molesting a rat. Oh, wait. I read it wrong. It's the rat that's naked. Even worse... Nonetheless, I fin... more »
    Liz Weinbloom: The picture book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, by Mo Willems, is one of the best non-classic picture books I've ever read. If anyone's looking for a g... more »
    Bill-Lee: They feel no pain. They have a hive mind. They are immune to cancer. So basically they are in the same family tree that leads to the Borg. #nakedmolerat more »
    lightninglouie: I for one welcome our naked mole rat overlords. #nakedmolerat more »
    fuchikoma: HeLa cells also avoid defects by their use of telomerase. The cells themselves came from a very old cancerous sample, but they continue to reproduce v... more »
    gd01skorpius: Maybe if we all get naked we can cure cancer! *strips* Aaah... #nakedmolerat more »
    J_Frank_Parnell: Ron Stoppable approves of this article. #nakedmolerat more »
    everything42: They're NAKED! And they're MOLE RATS! [www.youtube.com] more »
    AvenueOfTheStrongest: I bet it turns out that sunlight causes cancer. Then humanity will have to choose between a fleeting existence on the garden-like surface, or an etern... more »
    bookwench: This is why you protect even the ugly, unloved, obscure species. #nakedmolerat more »
    ManchuCandidate: Hans Moleman approves! #nakedmolerat more »
    Janglesatwest: Now we need only to train them to stop supervillians and they will be the perfect pet. #nakedmolerat more »
    gorehound: aahhh they are so cute i want one for a pet. where can i get my own naked mole rat ??? if they are so super maybe it could beat up my bad little corgi... more »
    hamshank: assure me, please, that this is a 30-yr old specimen? A rodent Monty Burns, if you will? ... because if this is the price of being really long-lived a... more »
    mundypeer: If they have superpowers why don't they have capes ? more »
    tetracycloide: for some reason every time i see a naked mole rat i have an irresistable urge to tap it with a stick and wait for its head to explode... #nakedmolerat more »
  • #madscience

    Naked Mole Rats Have Anti-Cancer Superpowers

    Naked mole rats might be the most awesomely peculiar mammals in existence; they possess ants' hive mind-like qualities, feel no pain, and are completely immune to cancer. And researchers have finally unlocked the secret to their remarkable cancer-fighting powers. More »
  • #madgenetics

    Being Lazy Isn't Your Fault — It's Genetic!