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Postdoctoral Researcher in bioinformatics working on all things wildlife ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿฆœ

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Amazing study led by Nadine Mรผller-Klein, looking at the influence of tuberculosis on survival and immune diversity in meerkats. Absolutely thrilled to be included as a small part of this project during my time spent at Ulm University on a research stay last year @sydney.edu.au

26.08.2025 00:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scientists suggest radical plan to save rare parrot from extinction The endangered orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity and can only be saved by breeding with another species or editing its genes, a study suggests.

The endangered orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity and can only be saved by breeding with another species or editing its genes, a study suggests.

31.03.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The orange-bellied parrot is predicted to go extinct by 2038. We tracked >200 years of genomic erosion. Hereโ€™s what we found ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿฆœ #ConservationGenomics #consgen #popgen
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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