Could a discovery of several antibodies, that seem to fight off the disease, stop the parasitic cancer wiping out Tasmanian devils?

Tasmanian DevilResearchers have been desperately trying to develop treatments against the disease, but despite some promising progress towards a vaccine, for the most part, study after study has come back with nothing but bad news.

Could ‘active immunotherapy’ be the solution? Read more on this via ScienceAlert.com and find out what  lead researcher Beata Ujvari, from Deakin University in Australia has to say.

More info can also be found via:

  1. Deakin Media: Natural antibodies could combat Tasmanian devil cancer
  2. Nature – Scientific Reports: Immunoglubolin dynamics and cancer prevalence in Tasmanian devils