Finding gives hope that the carnivorous marsupials could survive devil facial tumour disease, which was predicted to make them extinct in the wild
Within just a handful of generations, Tasmanian devils appear to have evolved resistance to an unusual contagious cancer that was widely expected to make the ill-tempered carnivorous marsupials extinct in the wild.
The remarkable finding gives hope that the unique animals could survive the disease, which has already wiped out 80% of the animals in just a few decades. It could also give scientists an insight into human cancer.
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Source: Guardian Environment