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Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable - Our World in Data

13.06.2025 03:12

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable - Our World in Data

In the past,… [+24626 chars]

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable

Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.

Could humans be selectively bred, like dogs, to create 2 subspecies that can no longer have offspring? Do I not understand selective breeding properly? Im not worried about the moral implications, just the science please.