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Sequencing the white shark genome is cool, but for bigger insights we need libraries of genetic data

  • Written by Gavin Naylor, Director, Florida Program for Shark Research, University of Florida
Sequencing the white shark genome is cool, but for bigger insights we need libraries of genetic dataOf more than 500 species of sharks in the world's oceans, scientists have only sequenced a handful of genomes – most recently, white sharks.Terry Goss/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

The headlines are eye-catching: Scientists have sequenced the genome of white sharks. Or the bamboo lemur, or the golden eagle. But why spend so much time and money figuring...

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