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DNA testing of fecal samples reveals greater gliders eat wider variety of plants than previously thought

Identifying the favorite snacks of one of Australia's cutest animals no longer needs to rely on guesswork or picking apart their poop, according to University of the Sunshine Coast research. Although the shortened title of her latest paper is "The future is faeces," associate professor Dominique Potvin and colleagues want to make the task less of a hands-on, hit-and-miss job.

DNA testing of fecal samples reveals greater gliders eat wider variety of plants than previously thought

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