Tasmanian devils evolve resistance to contagious cancer
Genetic tweaks helping threatened marsupials beat deadly tumors
SURVIVAL GEAR Some genetic variants may have allowed a small number of Tasmanian devils to withstand a deadly contagious facial tumor that has killed up to 95 percent of them in some locales. The discovery could be good news for the species.
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A few Tasmanian devils have started a resistance movement against a contagious cancer that has depleted their numbers.