The Origin of Deadly Tasmanian Devil Tumors (2 of 5) (IMAGE)

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The Origin of Deadly Tasmanian Devil Tumors (2 of 5)

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This is a Tasmanian devil. This image relates to an article that appeared in the January 1 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. E.P. Murchison of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., and colleagues, was titled, "The Tasmanian Devil Transcriptome Reveals Schwann Cell Origins of a Clonally Transmissible Cancer."

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Image courtesy of Cesar Troyer

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