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  • Team streamlines DNA collection, analysis for elephant conservation

    Jan 12, 2023 9:00 am by Diana YatesInnovation
    African savanna elephants in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. Credit: Photo by Rudi van Aarde

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    • African savanna elephants in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. Credit: Photo by Rudi van Aarde

    U. of I. researchers developed a new, more efficient approach to obtaining DNA from wild animals without disturbing the animals or putting researchers’ lives at risk.