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A team of Spanish and Australian scientists have discovered drugs used to help humans could be successful in treating Tasmanian devils suffering from the deadly facial tumour disease.
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Spanish researchers say drugs used to lower cholesterol in humans could be successful in treating Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease
The researchers discovered that tumour cells require a minimum amount of cholesterol to multiply
Lead researcher Dr Maria Ikonomopoulou says the next stage would be to test the drug on diseased animals
It is hoped the breakthrough could help delay the spread of the tumour and help protect the endangered marsupials from extinction.
Gruesome mass discovery of dead Tasmanian devils prompts plea for action
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Locals in Woolnorth say 10 Tasmanian devils have been found dead in five days.
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The Greens have pleaded for federal government intervention after a spate of bloody Tasmanian devil deaths on roads in the far north-west of the state.
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Locals in Woolnorth say 10 Tasmanian devils have been found dead in just five days on or near the Van Dairy property
Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson is calling for the Save the Tasmanian Devil program to be reinstated
It s not clear how the devils died
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More Mammals Are Hiding Their Secret Glow
First it was platypuses. Now we may be dealing with glowing Tasmanian devils, echidnas and wombats.
Stuffed bare-nosed wombats fluoresce under a black light at the Western Australia Museum. Credit.Western Australia Museum
By Cara Giaimo
Were platypuses just the beginning?
In October, researchers reported that the already perplexing animals fluoresce a psychedelic blue-green color under black light. The species joined a short list of mammals known to do this, including opossums and flying squirrels.
Since the study came out, others have begun their own investigations, mostly in Australian mammals. Although results are preliminary, the findings suggest we may have to book a larger venue for the mammal rave.