# Fighting a contagious cancer

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Elizabeth Murchison
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_murchison_fighting_a_contagious_cancer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer.

## Lectures

1. [Fighting a contagious cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elizabeth_murchison_fighting_a_contagious_cancer/f49b1ed4070d), 13 min (TED's player)