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High molecular weight hyaluronan protects naked mole-rat cells. The figure is taken from National Institutes of Health, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Naked mole-rats rarely get cancer and live over thirty years

High molecular weight hyaluronan protects naked mole-rat cells.

Naked mole-rats are cold-blooded subterranean rodents that live in eusocial colonies with a single queen. Their tissues produce extra-dense hyaluronic acid that prevents overcrowding of cells and tumor growth, giving them an exceptionally long lifespan for a small rodent.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: High molecular weight hyaluronan protects naked mole-rat cells. The figure is taken from National Institutes of Health, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.