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Injury dressings in first-aid kits provide a new technique to reveal shark species after bite incidents

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injury dressings in first aid kits provide a new technique to reveal shark species after bite incidents

Scientists have revealed that injury dressings found in first-aid kits can reliably be used to identify shark species involved in bite incidents by deploying medical gauze to gather DNA samples from aquatic equipment, such as surfboards.

Source: ScienceDaily.com