Scientists have made some queer and interesting discoveries and hypothesis regarding the onset of cancerous growth in animals in Australia.
The facial cancers that are upsetting populace of Tasmanian devils in Australia are a nerve tumor that escaped its original host and became a parasite of the cultural icon, passing from one devil to the next by bites when the animals are fighting or mating, researchers reported Thursday.
Tasmania is equivalent to the Sri Lankan topography only India is not a continent like Australia is.The strait that passes between the mainland and the island Tasmania is a very popular anchor for all coastal ports.
The genetic analysis of tumors from Tasmanian devils(widely separated geographically)shows that all the tumors are virtually identical and distinct from the animals’ own genomes, researchers in the United States and Australia reported in the journal Science. The tumors probably arose from Schwann cells, which normally play a role in protecting and cushioning nerves.
The analysis provides clues to a way to detect the disease near the beginning and represents a major step toward the development of a vaccine that could protect the remaining animals in the wild, said biologist Elizabeth P. Murchison of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., and the Australian National University in Canberra, lead instigator of the paper.
