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scientist 01: the cancer researcher – working to save the Tasmanian devil (2012)

by roger · Published Sep 2015 · Updated Nov 2018

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Hear about a cute animal with the less cute name of the Tasmanian Devil. It is fast becoming extinct as it can suffer from an unusual cancer that is contagious. The Science Show’s Chris Creese asks Sanger Institute researcher Elizabeth Murchison what’s going on.

Follow-up links

Watch Elizabeth Murchison on “Fighting a contagious cancer” in a TED talk (disturbing images) www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_murchison.html.
The Sanger Institute on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus www.sanger.ac.uk
Save the Tasmanian Devil at www.tassiedevil.com.au

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