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Of dogs and devils – the rise of contagious cancer

While human cancers cannot be transmitted from person to person, scientists have recently identified two types of contagious cancers in animals. In Tasmanian devils and domestic dogs, cancer cells have...

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The insula – the brain’s cigarette addiction centre

By looking at smokers who have experienced brain damage, scientists have discovered a specific part of the brain that controls addiction to nicotine – the insula. If this area is damaged, a smoker...

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Of dogs and devils – the rise of contagious cancer

While human cancers cannot be transmitted from person to person, scientists have recently identified two types of contagious cancers in animals. In Tasmanian devils and domestic dogs, cancer cells have...

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