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    Tasmanian devil facial tumours reveal secrets of cancer evolution

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tasmanian-devil-facial-tumours-reveal-secrets-of-cancer-evolution
    21 Jun 2023: Facial tumours evolve to coexist with Tasmanian devil populations. The deadly cancer that has been affecting devil populations for almost three decades has been subject to mutations that are allowing devils to persist in long-term affected areas. An
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    Devilish problem closer to being solved

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/245-devilish-problem-closer-to-being-solved
    9 Mar 2017: An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
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    Tasmanian Devils evolving in response to deadly facial tumours

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/155-tasmanian-devils-evolving-in-response-to-deadly-facial-tumours
    31 Aug 2016: Tasmanian devils may avoid extinction, with new evidence they are evolving genetic resistance to the deadly facial tumour disease. An international team of scientists - including University of Tasmania wildlife ecologist Associate Professor Menna
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    Secret lives of devils revealed

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/secret-lives-of-devils-revealed
    6 Apr 2020: New insight into the behaviour of Tasmanian devils in the wild has been gained using lightweight collars fitted with video cameras to track their movements. The recently published study, carried out by University of Tasmania’s School of Natural
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    Tassie devils’ decline has left a feast of carrion for feral cats

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/801-tassie-devils-decline-has-left-a-feast-of-carrion-for-feral-cats
    29 Nov 2018: The decline of Tasmanian devils is having an unusual knock-on effect: animal carcasses would once have been gobbled up in short order by devils are now taking many days longer to disappear. We made the discovery, published today in the journal
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    Securing the future of our Tasmanian devil

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/41-securing-the-future-of-our-tasmanian-devil
    18 Feb 2016: The mission to save our iconic Tasmanian devils is not an easy one, but our team of devils advocates is fighting on, with University of Tasmania Menzies Institute for Medical Research scientists leading the charge. The Devil Facial Tumour Disease
  8. Thumbnail for Clever devils coexisting with cancer

    Clever devils coexisting with cancer

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/531-clever-devils-coexisting-with-cancer
    15 Feb 2018: The deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) affecting Tasmanian devils has triggered evolutionary responses in the species which may help them to coexist with the cancer, new research has found. Researchers from Australia and France reviewed the
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    Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/tasmanian-devils-may-survive-their-own-pandemic
    11 Dec 2020: Researchers have found strong evidence that a transmissible cancer that has decimated Tasmanian devil populations is not likely to lead to their demise. The study, published in the journal Science, indicated that the devils’ pandemic is shifting
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    Darwin and the devil’s plight: is natural selection finding a way to…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/darwin-and-the-devils-plight-is-natural-selection-finding-a-way-to-combat-cancer
    30 Sep 2020: Research into the deadly cancer affecting Tasmanian devils has found the marsupials are mounting their natural defence against the disease. An international team from Australia, the US, United Kingdom and France has analysed the natural adaptations
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    Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grants awarded

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/dr-eric-guiler-tasmanian-devil-research-grants-awarded
    15 Jul 2021: The fight to secure the future for the iconic Tasmanian devil has received a timely boost, with leading scientists being awarded more than $300,000 in research grants. These funds have been made possible due to generous donors to the Save the

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