DNA Zoo scientists map the quokka genome

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September DNA Zoo scientists map the quokka genome DNA Zoo scientists map the quokka genome 01/09/2020 | 3 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology have been able to map the worldΓÇÖs first chromosome-length genome for the smallest member of the kangaroo family ΓÇô the quokka ΓÇô just in time for the marsupialΓÇÖs second birthday. The genome mapping was done through the DNA Zoo project, a global initiative that analyses DNA from different species to help researchers, leaders and policy-makers better understand species through their DNA as well as threats to their survival. Last year the Rottnest Island Authority celebrated the inaugural Quokka Birthday and is planning another month of festivities this year throughout September. Dr Parwinder Kaur, from LITΓÇÖs School of Agriculture and Environment, who is the Australian project lead for DNA Zoo, said quokkas were classified as a vulnerable species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with between 7,500 and 15,000 mature adults left in the wild. "The d

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September DNA Zoo scientists map the quokka genome DNA Zoo scientists map the quokka genome 01/09/2020 | 3 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology have been able to map the worldΓÇÖs first chromosome-length genome for the smallest member of the kangaroo family ΓÇô the quokka ΓÇô just in time for the marsupialΓÇÖs second birthday.

The genome mapping was done through the DNA Zoo project, a global initiative that analyses DNA from different species to help researchers, leaders and policy-makers better understand species through their DNA as well as threats to their survival.

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