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  "id": 12463827,
  "title": "Dogs, devils, clams and catfish: When cancer is contagious",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/dogs-devils-clams-and-catfish-when-cancer-is-contagious",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Knowable Magazine",
    "slug": "knowable-magazine",
    "url": "https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/science-of-transmissible-cancers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a handful of animals, tumors can be transmitted like infectious diseases or parasites, defying science’s tidy definitions",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}