Giving koalas faecal transplants could help them adapt to a new diet
Newscientist - Wed 21 Aug 19Faecal transplants could help koalas to change diet. The finding could be used to help the animals adapt to habitat loss
Poo transplants to help save koalas
Phys.org - Wed 21 Aug 19Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss.
Koala poo transplants can modify the taste preferences of this fussy marsupial
ABC Science - Wed 21 Aug 19Some koalas may be pickier eaters than others due to the mix of microbes in their lower gastrointestinal tract, but faecal transplants could help them diversify ...
How fecal transplants may save Australia’s threatened koala population
New Atlas - Wed 21 Aug 19While fecal transplants are being cautiously explored by mainstream scientists as novel treatments for everything from autism to inflammatory bowel disease, a new study led by University ...
Koalas could get FAECES transplants to help them survive
Daily Mail - Tue 20 Aug 19Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia analysed and altered the internal bacteria of a koalas' guts and made acid-resistant tablets to alter the microbiome.
Fecal transplants to help save koalas
ScienceDaily - Wed 21 Aug 19Fecal transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss. A study has analyzed and altered microbes ...