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Pokemon Causes Cancer
Date: 1/26/2005
Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have identified a new gene that, when aberrant, can cause cancer. They've named the gene POKEMON or POK Erythroid Myeloid Ontogenic factor. Details about the cancer-causing Pokemon gene can be read on the MSKCC website or in the January 20th issue of Nature magazine.
Source: Anime News Network