Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell S8E3 — Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox

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Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell•Season 8•Episode 3

Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox

8.1/10 · 32 votesMar 1, 20208 min

Ranked #7 of 20 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg

Cancer is a creepy and mysterious thing. While we tried to understand it, to get better at killing it, we discovered a biological paradox that remains unsolved to this day: large animals seem to be immune to cancer. Which doesn’t make any sense – the

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Episode Summary

"Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox" is episode 3 of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell season 8. It scored 8.1/10 from 32 votes, ranking #7 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on March 1, 2020.

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