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SUMMARY:Two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils - Dr Elizabeth Murch
 ison\, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine 
DTSTART:20170301T140000Z
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CONTACT:Emily Boyd
DESCRIPTION:Tasmanian devils are marsupial carnivores endemic to the Austr
 alian island of Tasmania. Tasmanian devils are considered endangered due t
 o the emergence of a transmissible facial cancer that is spread between an
 imals by the transfer of living allogeneic cancer cells by biting. This ca
 ncer\, known as Devil Facial Tumour 1 (DFT1)\, was first observed in 1996\
 , and has spread through devil populations across most of the island. In 2
 014\, a second transmissible facial cancer\, DFT2\, was observed in devil 
 populations in Tasmania’s south-east. Considering the rarity of transmis
 sible cancers in nature\, it is surprising to find two transmissible cance
 rs in the same species. We have reconstructed the genomes of both DFT1 and
  DFT2\, and are using these to understand the origins and evolution of tra
 nsmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils. \n\n
LOCATION:MR4\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cambr
 idge
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