Australia's iconic black swans have a worrying immune system deficiency, new genome study finds
- Written by Parwinder Kaur, Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, The University of Western Australia
Conor O'Reagan/UnsplashFor years, scientists have known bird flu kills every black swan it infects. This means if the disease made it to the Australian continent, it would be an existential threat to this iconic Aussie species.
A new study published today in Genome Biology finally reveals the gene contributions that make black swans particularly...




