Tasmanian devil analysis challenges study suggesting facial tumour disease decline

Cambridge scientists critique research that concluded the disease is no longer a threat to the species’ survivalGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCambridge researchers have challenged a previous study finding that a facial cancer that devastated the Tasmanian devil population was on the decline.Devil facial tumour disease, a fatal cancer spread through biting and sharing of food, first emerged in the 1980s. The spread of DFTD led to the species being