The koalas are threatened. Can their genome help us save them?

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 18:07 in Biology & Nature

The koala is an unusual creature. Native to Australia and a bit bigger than a raccoon, it spends most of its time in eucalyptus trees, gorging on leaves that are toxic to nearly every other animal on the planet. The koala sleeps about 22 hours a day and spends the remainder of its time eating and...

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