Brain Cancer-Causing Virus Strikes West Coast Raccoons http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

An outbreak of a previously unknown virus that causes fatal brain cancer in raccoons has been detected in northern California and southern Oregon. There's no reason to think the virus could be contagious to humans. Its emergence does, however, raise fascinating questions about how it evolved and whether patterns of suburban development actually fueled its rise.



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