Felicity Ogilvie reported this story on Friday, March 10, 2017 08:10:19

Scientists say they've found a cure for the deadly cancer that's ravaged the Tasmanian Devil Population.



The animals are being pushed towards extinction by a contagious facial tumour that's spread when the devils bite each other.



In a laboratory setting scientists from the University of Tasmania have used immunotherapy to kill the cancer in infected captive animals, the trick now will be seeing if they can repeat it in the wild.







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Professor Greg Woods, Menzies Research Institute at the University of Tasmania

Doctor Cesar Tovar, Menzies Research Institute at the University of Tasmania

