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Scientists make breakthrough with rapid test for clam cancer

News12 Aug 2025by Robert Outram

Researchers in Rhode Island, USA have come up with a test that offers early detection of a type of cancer that affects a popular species of farmed clams.

Quahog clam showing signs of hemocytic neoplasia.

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