Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them
- Written by Andrew S. Flies, Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, University of Tasmania
Julie Gaia/ShutterstockTasmanian devils are tough little creatures with a ferocious reputation. Tragically, each year thousands of Tasmanian devils suffer and die from contagious cancers – devil facial tumours.
We have discovered that a modified virus, like the attenuated adenovirus used in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, can make devil...




