According to the CDC, Ebola cases in Africa have been associated with hunting, butchering and processing meat from infected animals.
To save a species like this, you need to ensure good habitats for it. But for Gilbert’s potoroo, that’s not as simple as finding land without foxes, cats or fire. But it’s not easy to tell where these ...
Critters that dine on flesh and waste also consume the animal’s DNA. That genetic material is helping scientists detect and ...
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Scientists just used trace DNA in animal droppings to find one of Australia’s last 150 Gilbert’s potoroos — a critically endangered marsupial still clinging to existence
Somewhere in the dense, wind-battered scrub of Western Australia’s southern coast, a small marsupial the size of a young ...
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This Adorable Species is Nearing Extinction. Scientists Think Its Own Poop Could Be Its Salvation.
To help the species survive after translocation, scientists need to learn what fungi the potoroo eats. In a new study, scientists analyzed the feces of the “rat kangaroo,” along with other ...
Mucus, feces, skin and other shed tissue allowed researchers to investigate which creatures have been swimming in two deep-sea canyons without having to observe or catch them ...
DNA from animal droppings reveals where Gilbert's potoroo may survive, helping conservationists save Australia's rarest ...
Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) holds the titles for Australia’s most endangered marsupial and the rarest marsupial in the world – and it’s not had an easy time since it was first described in ...
Scientists in Australia are using cutting-edge DNA techniques to help save one of the world’s rarest marsupials — the critically endangered Gilbert’s potoroo, with fewer than 150 left in the wild. By ...
Parasitic nematodes (commonly known as roundworms) are a large, diverse and poorly studied group of disease-causing organisms that severely impact the health of humans and animals. They infect almost ...
Hantavirus is a virus primarily carried by rodents. It typically spreads to humans who inhale airborne particles from mice and rat droppings, urine, and saliva. Infections in humans are uncommon — and ...
Mamie Bah joined the KDKA news team in the fall of 2023. You can catch her on air Monday through Friday from 4-6 p.m.. Mamie enjoys human interest, investigative, and impact stories. The Allegheny ...
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