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  • Decline of the Tasmanian devil due to transmissible cancer has allowed mesopredator release of the spotted-tailed quoll. Population genomic analysis of the quoll shows the effect of devil decline on population structure, and selection on genes, including those for muscle development and locomotion.

    • Marc A. Beer
    • Kirstin M. Proft
    • Andrew Storfer
    Research
    Nature Ecology & Evolution
    Volume: 8, P: 293-303

  • A recently emerged infectious cancer has caused the near extinction of the Tasmanian devil, but some populations persist. Here, Epstein et al. provide evidence for possible resistance via rapid evolution in two genomic regions that contain cancer-related immune response genes.

    • Brendan Epstein
    • Menna Jones
    • Andrew Storfer
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 7, P: 1-7

  • Zoonotic diseases present a substantial global health burden. In this Opinion article, Plowrightet al. present an integrative conceptual and quantitative model that reveals that all zoonotic pathogens must overcome a hierarchical series of barriers to cause spillover infections in humans.

    • Raina K. Plowright
    • Colin R. Parrish
    • James O. Lloyd-Smith
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Microbiology
    Volume: 15, P: 502-510