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'Ghost Genes' Could Help Save The American Red Wolf
'Ghost Genes' Could Help Save The American Red Wolf

'Ghost Genes' Could Help Save The American Red Wolf

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Every American red wolf alive right now is descended from only 14 canids. In the 1970s, humans drove the red wolf to the brink of extinction. Because of that, red wolves today have low genetic diversity. But what if we could recover that diversity ... using "ghost genes"? That's right, today's episode is a ghost story. Along the way, we get into gene dictionaries, the possibilities of poo and how a photo of a common Texas coyote started it all.Have another animal you want us to dig into for a future episode? Email us at shortwave@npr.org!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

'Ghost Genes' Could Help Save The American Red Wolf

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