Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Glimmer of hope: A Tasmanian demon cluster displays probable shield to lethal facial growth disease



Nearly 70 percent of the world"s Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) have been killed in the past 10 years by an spreading cancer called demon facial growth disease (DFTD). So far, no heal has been found, and the disease has widespread to roughly each dilemma of the remote island off the southeastern seashore of Australia, the usually place on Earth where they live in the wild.

But right away a cluster of devils vital nearby Cradle Mountain in northwestern Tasmania has displayed shield opposite DFTD, and scientists contend this could be the goal the class needs.

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