Articles for tag: Asian Unicorn, DNA Sequencing, ecology, Genomic Research, Saola, wildlife

The Unicorn Returns? Genome Breakthrough Offers Hope for Earth’s Rarest Mammal

Jan Otte

For decades, the saola, a mysterious, antelope-like creature dubbed the “Asian unicorn” has eluded scientists, existing more as a ghost of the Annamite Mountains than a living, breathing species. With fewer than 100 individuals believed to remain, and no confirmed sightings in over a decade, many feared it had already slipped into extinction. But now, ...