We mapped the entire bilby genome—and now we can use poo to save Australia's 'Easter bunny' from extinction

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Jul 6, 2024, 11:50 am650 ptsHotTop
Commonly known as Australia's "Easter bunny" due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome—all 3.66 billion pieces of it.

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