Sequencing of Tasmanian Devil Genome Suggests New Attack on Contagious Cancer, Clues for Conservation

Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) have been besieged by a highly contagious cancer that has been pushing the species ever-closer to extinction . In the past 15 years, Devil Facial Tumor Disease has spread throughout Australia’s Tasmania island, killing most Tasmanian devils that catch it

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Sequencing of Tasmanian Devil Genome Suggests New Attack on Contagious Cancer, Clues for Conservation