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  1. The world is full of intelligent, beautiful and rare parrots, but they're falling victim to wildlife trafficking. Thankfully, researchers have figured out how to use DNA databases to protect our feathered friends.

    So, how does the use of genomic forensics help protect parrots? And what is a DNA database?

    To recognise World Parrot Day, we asked Dr George Olah of The Australian National University for the facts; here is 60 Seconds of Science.⁠youtu.be/jPuoFvld6_U

    Learn more about Dr George Olah's work with parrots… ausgeo.co/csiparrots

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