Bear with Salmon (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Bear with Salmon

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A bear holds a salmon. Oregon State University researchers are using DNA from residual saliva on partially consumed salmon to identify bears from the genetic samples, a significant boost to research on the population and health of brown bears.

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Photo by Jennifer Allen

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