Tasmanian devils
Manipulating the immune response of Tasmanian Devils to target Devil Facial Tumour Disease
... other devils may also be induced to form an immune response against DFTD in ...of Tasmanian devil dendritic ...from Tasmanian devils for use in hybrid vaccines similar to those that can ...
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Fecal Viral Diversity of Captive and Wild Tasmanian Devils Characterized Using Virion-Enriched Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics
... he Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is the world’s largest extant carnivorous marsupial and is found in the wild only on the island state of Tasmania, ...the Tasmanian devil is facing the threat of ...
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Regression of devil facial tumour disease following immunotherapy in immunised Tasmanian devils
... to Tasmanian devils for research purposes is limited, we were restricted to the use of nine healthy devils, some of which had reached an advanced ...These devils were used over a five-year ...
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Insights into the nature and immune escape of a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils
... neurofibromas and peripheral malignant nerve sheath tumours (MPNST), where tumours developed from fully differentiated glial cells in adult sciatic nerves (Zheng et al., 2008). Biting has been proposed as the most likely ...
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The devil is in the details: Genomics of transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils
... of Tasmanian devils to DFTD has been hypothesized to result from low devil genetic variability overall [25], likely due to at least two historical genetic bottle- necks ...mammals, devils have ...
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Immunization strategies producing a humoral IgG immune response against devil facial tumor disease in the majority of Tasmanian devils destined for wild release
... captive Tasmanian devils have previously demonstrated that an immune response against DFTD can be induced, and that immune-mediated tumor regression can ...of devils prior to their wild release as ...
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The origins and vulnerabilities of two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils
... We investigated genetic and phenotypic features of DFT1 and DFT2, and compared the two lineages with each other and with catalogs of known human cancer genes and drug sensitivity pro- files. These data suggest an ...
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The genomic basis of tumor regression in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)
... the Tasmanian devil (devil facial tumor disease or DFTD; Pearse and Swift 2006; Pye et ...in Tasmanian devils; Metzger et ...the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is threatened with ...
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Resource use and coexistence of sympatric Tasmanian devils and spotted tailed quolls
... both devils and quolls suggests that diet partitioning based on sexual dimorphism does not occur broadly in ...adult devils of either sex was lower at Cradle Mountain than at Arthur River and ...(and ...
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Biomarker discovery for pre clinical diagnosis of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease
... by Tasmanian devils when they feed on carcases and other meat since they consume the whole carcass including the skeleton ...from devils with advanced disease this could explain the decrease in serum ...
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Immune recognition of devil facial tumour disease by the Tasmanian devil
... Tasmanian devils with DFTD had higher levels of both IgM and IgG which correlates with results from a previous study that showed devils with DFTD had higher globulin levels than healthy devils ...
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The diet of the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, as determined from analysis of scat and stomach contents
... the Tasmanian Devil is significantly larger than other carnivorous ...the Tasmanian Devil report that the species is largely carnivorous with a variety of prey species being ...ofTasmanian Devils at ...
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A Historical Analysis of the Quranic Concept of Lapidating Devils with Meteors
... Lapidating Devils with Meteors in the Age of Ignorance Among the Chaldeans who immigrated to Arabia, there were astronomers and magicians who taught Arabs astronomy and astrology, though there was some familiarity ...
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Using insights from pragmatism to develop reforms that strengthen institutional competence for conserving biodiversity
... Stage 3 (possible reform options) centered on drafting and refining governance reforms; two for each case study region. Once designed and drafted using information from the first two stages, feedback on the reforms was ...
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Community, sustainability and participation: form–function dilemmas in Tasmanian state local partnerships
... The lack of institutionalised citizen participation does not mean that the partnership program lacks accountability in other more functional ways however. Indeed, with the exception of the manner in which negotiation is ...
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Identifying genetic susceptibilities underlying familial haematological malignancies in a Tasmanian family resource
... Researchers involved in the earlier study, particularly the research assistant Jean Panton, observed that a number of the HM patients presenting for treatment were related and accordingly began to informally collect ...
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The Taylor Effect on the Performances of the Red Devils’ Football Brand
... The present paper aims to evaluate the impact of the regulation actions associated to the adoption of the Taylor Report both on business strategy and sportive and financial performances [r] ...
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Notes on the measurements of the Tasmanian crania in the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart
... These figures combined therefore give an average cephalic index of 75*4, which, strangely enough, is the average of the skulls in the collection at the Tasmanian Museum, and classes the [r] ...
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Performance appraisal of a diesel generator powered by biodiesel
... The Tasmanian biodiesel performed well concerning the emissions of carbon monoxide; while the South Australian B100 still provided a larger decrease, the Tasmanian blends tested resulted[r] ...
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Specific Uses of Angels, Devils, Heaven and Hell in Advertising
... the devils’ perseverance in moving away the humans from the divine grace) augment the devils’ numbers, increases the devilish manifestations: as long as they are not anymore dangerous, they can ...of ...
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