DNA data to help save bushmeat animals
…in 2003. Regulations and treaties exist, but before these can be enforced, one needs to establish the species origin of bushmeat and other derived marketplace products. Here DNA can help….
…in 2003. Regulations and treaties exist, but before these can be enforced, one needs to establish the species origin of bushmeat and other derived marketplace products. Here DNA can help….
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