A team of researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new way to identify and study the genetic makeup of polar bear paws. The team collected paw samples from over 300 wild polar bears and used a new technique to sequence the DNA, enabling them to study the bears’ genetic makeup in greater detail than ever before. The team hopes this new insight will help them better understand the impacts of climate change on polar bears. Their findings were published in the journal Conservation Biology.

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