Scientists use DNA from poop to save the world’s rarest marsupial

ScienceDaily
May 20, 2026, 12:45 am117 ptsTrending
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 analyzing tiny traces of DNA in the animals’ scat, researchers uncovered clues about the elusive fungi…

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