Koala genes could help scientists save these furry animals: Details show why koalas are picky eaters and why their numbers are dropping.

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  • Author(s): Saey, Tina Hesman
  • Source:
    Science News for Students. 8/13/2018, p1-1. 1p. 2 Color Photographs.
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    • Subject Terms:
      GENETIC code; KOALA; ANIMAL genetics; ANIMAL feeding behavior; AQUAPORINS
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a research paper on a genetic code of koalas which can help scientists save these animals from extinction. It references the study "Adaptation and Conservation Insights From the Koala Genome," by R. N. Johnson et al., published in the July 2, 2018 issue of "Nature Genetics." It tackles gene differences in koalas, the number of genes that koalas have, the foods being eaten by koalas, the downsides of their genes, and their two copies of a gene called aquaporin 5.