A tool to measure the impacts of ecological disasters on Arctic wildlife

A tool to measure the impacts of ecological disasters on Arctic wildlife

An oil-covered bird is examined on an island near Prince William Sound, Alaska, in April 1989, following the Exxon Valdez tragedy. (Jack Smith/AP) Canadian biologists have developed a device to rapidly identify genetic changes induced by oil spills or other chemical exposures in wildlife in the Far North, a valuable tool in responding to environmental …

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