Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this film scientists describe what has been revealed by sequencing the DNA of Tasmanian devils. It describes what this DNA sequencing has uncovered about Devil Facial Tumour Disease, a transmissible cancer that is affecting Tasmanian devils in the wild.

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.

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