Jackalopes, Mythical Critters and the Cure for Cancer

Nice Genes!

06-02-2024 • 7 mins

How an Oddball Bunny Saved Millions of Lives


Can a make-believe tale have real-life consequences? Perhaps a 1930s legend from a snowy town in Wyoming illustrates signals just how the strange things found in nature can become life-saving treatments.


References:

Are jackalopes real? | Live Science

New Research Shows the HPV Cancer Vaccine Saves Lives | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


Credits:

The Legend Of Bigfoot | Internet Archive (CC)

Somewhere In Wyoming 1930 Joe Green Orchestra | Internet Archive (CC)

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