All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 June Mapping the genome could help in race to save native rat Mapping the genome could help in race to save native rat 17/06/2020 | 2 MINS Scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology have unveiled a genetic analysis of an endangered native rodent, which could help researchers and conservation authorities better understand how to protect the Australian species. DNA Zoo Australia Director Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur, from LITΓÇÖs School of Agriculture and Environment, said the medium-sized, short-tailed and broad-toothed rat ΓÇô the Tooarrana ΓÇô is classified as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ΓÇ£Understanding endangered species like the Tooarrana at a genetic level is incredibly important as it enables more informed conservation activities,ΓÇ¥ Associate Professor Kaur said. The scientists from LIT partnered with Museums Victoria and Oz Mammal Genomics to obtain a genome sample of the Tooarrana, a herbivore which thrives in high-altitude forests and feeds on stems and seeds of grasses. ΓÇ£DNA Z
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 June Mapping the genome could help in race to save native rat Mapping the genome could help in race to save native rat 17/06/2020 | 2 MINS Scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology have unveiled a genetic analysis of an endangered native rodent, which could help researchers and conservation authorities better understand how to protect the Australian species.
DNA Zoo Australia Director Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur, from LITΓÇÖs School of Agriculture and Environment, said the medium-sized, short-tailed and broad-toothed rat ΓÇô the Tooarrana ΓÇô is classified as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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ΓÇ£Understanding endangered species like the Tooarrana at a genetic level is incredibly important as it enables more informed conservation activities,ΓÇ¥ Associate Professor Kaur said.
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The scientists from LIT partnered with Museums Victoria and Oz Mammal Genomics to obtain a genome sample of the Tooarrana, a herbivore which thrives in high-altitude forests and feeds on stems and seeds of grasses.
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