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A 'devil' of a Problem

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Journal Elife
Specialty Biology
Date 2018 Aug 15
PMID 30103857
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Abstract

The discovery of a second facial tumor disease in the Tasmanian devil has provided insights into the emergence of contagious cancers.

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