Shark Poop DNA Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study Shark Diets

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What if studying a shark’s diet did not require cutting it open? A new study found that DNA collected from cloacal swabs can reveal shark prey with surprisingly similar results to stomach samples, offering researchers a faster, minimally invasive way to understand what sharks eat...
What if studying a shark’s diet did not require cutting it open? A new study found that DNA collected from cloacal swabs can reveal shark prey with surprisingly similar results to stomach samples, offering researchers a faster, minimally invasive way to understand what sharks eat.
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