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Koala genome may contain clues for helping the species survive

The marsupial’s numbers are declining in the Australian wilderness

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KOALA CUTENESS  A detailed look at koalas’ newly mapped genome may help researchers understand why the animals are dropping in number in the wild.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

Koalas have joined the menagerie of creatures with fully deciphered genetic instruction books, or genomes.