Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This film introduces you to the Tasmanian devil and how its numbers are being decimated by a cancer that is spreading across the population.

This video is from 'Saving the Devil' -- a multimedia resource that tells the story of the Tasmanian devil and how science, in particular genomics, is playing a role in trying to save the species from extinction.

Find out more about cancer on our website here: yourgenome.org/theme/is-cancer-a-genetic-disease