What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer.

Addeddate 2012-04-29 05:00:40 Closed captioning no Duration 784 Event TEDGlobal 2011 Filmed 2011-07-13 17:00:00 Identifier ElizabethMurchison_2011G Original_download http://download.ted.com/talks/ElizabethMurchison_2011G-480p.mp4 Original_html http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_murchison.html Published 2011-09-22 08:18:02 Run time 00:13:04 Sequence 0990 Series TEDTalks Talk_id 1229 Views 227,493 Year 2011 Show More Show Less