Tasmanian devils are rapidly evolving resistance to deadly cancer

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaAug 31, 2016, 5:20 am233 pts
A transmissible cancer -- the devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) -- has decimated Tasmanian devil populations. The contagious cancer, first recorded in 1996, has wiped out over 90 percent of these animals in some parts of Tasmania. The disease kills virtually every devil it infects, but there may be some hope,…

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