Otterly adorable 🦦 One of Britain’s best-loved mammals is set to receive a boost with the sequencing and release of the first high-quality Eurasian otter genome.
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The genome will be published through Wellcome Open Research, where it will be openly available for use by the research community.
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The Cardiff University’s Otter Project to make the most of the wealth of data stored in DNA archives 🧬
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This will be used to better understand the biology of otters and inform ongoing conservation efforts.
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