Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots
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Re: Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots
#2I'll be on Codfish Island volunteering in about a month. Looking forward to do my part to help this amazing parrot.
Re: Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots
#3Spoiler: No Perl6 here :-), this is about genetics of the endangered and terrestrial Kakapo parrot. A very interesting project.
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#4No wonder he's endangered: he attempts to mate with the photographer.
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#5Duke has $4B in their trust, they can't foot the $45,000 for this? (Duke grad)
Re: Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots
#6I didn't see the link in the article, but this seems to be the crowdfunding project to sequence all remaining kakapo:
https://www.geneticrescue.science/projects/genome-sequencing...
Re: Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots
#7Duke has $4B in their trust, they can't foot the $45,000 for this? (Duke grad)
I thought the same thing too. Although the trust might be set aside for specific purposes, of which funding research is outside the scope? My best guess.
Re: Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots
#8I'll be on Codfish Island volunteering in about a month. Looking forward to do my part to help this amazing parrot.
I'll love to hear about your experience when you return.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'll love to hear about your experience when you return.
Will do! Please send me your contact info.
Any chance of just posting it as an article submitted to hn? I'd love to hear about it as well (amateur ornithologist).
If not, my email is in my profile.