Chad Staples from the Featherdale Wildlife Sanctuary holds a four-year-old koala named Archer at a media event in Sydney. — AFP
AUSTRALIA’S iconic koala faces a more hopeful future thanks to scientists cracking its genetic code, a study said.
An effort by more than 50 researchers in seven countries uncovered 26,558 koala genes, yielding vital DNA clues for vaccines against diseases.
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