Mystery solved: Facial cancer decimating Tasmanian devils likely began in Schwann cells
Friday, January 1, 2010 - 23:21
in Biology & Nature
An international team of scientists led by a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) investigator has discovered that the deadly facial tumors decimating Australia's Tasmanian devil population probably originated in Schwann cells, a type of tissue that cushions and protects nerve fibers.