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Injury Dressings in First-Aid Kits Reveal Shark Species
July 31, 2024
BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 31 (TNSres) -- Flinders University issued the following news:

Scientists have revealed that injury dressings found in first-aid kits can reliably be used to identify shark species involved in bite incidents by deploying medical gauze to gather DNA samples from aquatic equipment, such as surfboards.

The Flinders University research shows that this new collection method can improve how shark-related incidents are investigated and can provide . . .

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