Tasmanian devil facial tumour research challenged: disease may not be declining after all
by Sharlotte Thou from Science | The Guardian on (#6M501)
Cambridge scientists critique study that concluded the cancer was no longer a threat to species' survival
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Cambridge researchers have challenged a previous study which had concluded that a facial cancer that devastated the Tasmanian devil population was on the decline.
Devil facial tumour disease, a fatal cancer spread through biting and sharing of food, emerged in the 1980s. The spread of DFTD led to the species being listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2008.
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