The prostate of a Brushtail possum is surprisingly similar to a humans.
But because possums are seasonal breeders, the size of their prostate changes dramatically which could help researchers understand prostate cancer.
Dr Melanie Laird from Otago University has just received a Marsden Fast-Start grant, to research this further.
She talks to Jesse about how the possum is the unlikely hero in the fight against prostate cancer.
Photo: Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/ 123rf
