Elizabeth P. Murchison

The paper detects a single instance of host-to-tumour horizontal DNA transfer in canine transmissible venereal tumour, showing a 15-megabase genetic element from a dog with Middle Eastern ancestry.

This study finds that somatic mutation rates per year decrease with species lifespan across mammals, suggesting evolutionary constraints on mutagenesis and its role in ageing.

The paper introduces Tasman-PCR, a PCR-based assay that distinguishes between DFT1 and DFT2 in Tasmanian devils with high sensitivity and specificity.