A new 3D koala genome will aid efforts to defend the threatened species
- Written by Parwinder Kaur, Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, University of Western Australia
Koalas are unique in the animal kingdom, living on a eucalyptus diet that would kill other creatures and drinking so little their name comes from the Dharug word gula, meaning “no water”. Today, many koala populations across Australia are in decline, due to habitat destruction caused by agriculture, urbanisation, droughts and bushfires...





