Biology
Poo Transplants to Help Save Koalas
Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss. A study featuring the University of Queensland researchers has analyzed and altered microbes in koalas' guts, finding that a faecal transplant may influence what species of eucalypt koalas can feed on.
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