Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Tasmanian devils can be a source of cancer drugs – News Americas


 Tasmanian devils can be a source  of cure for cancer

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The researchers found that within a few generations of Tasmanian devils have developed resistance to certain types of cancer. The researchers are trying to study the mechanism of evolution, to use it for the treatment of cancer in humans.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that Tasmanian devils have learned to fight cancer, which killed 80% of the individuals. An international team of scientists studying genetic changes in animals at different times, including periods prior to the appearance of cancer. It was found that these animals have developed a way to fight at the genetic level.

The tumors in Tasmanian devils have revealed for the first time in 1996. When the devils bite each other, spreading the cancer cells, which form growths on faces and subsequently kill the animals for six months.

«We have found several genes that are associated with the emergence of resistance to cancer and immune function. It is about 7 genes in two regions of the genome, “- said study author Andrew Storfer (Andrew Storfer) from the University of Washington.

Biologists believed that some of these genes can be sent out to recognize and attack cancer cells.

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