Sunlight’s healing effects help imperiled green sea turtles with tumors

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Apr 12, 2022, 1:54 pm227 pts
Helping green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight. Turtles with fibropapillomatosis are treated at rehab facilities where the tumors are surgically removed. Many do not survive or the tumors regrow. Researchers compared vitamin D levels in green sea turtles with and…

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