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Shark lasers could help save vulnerable species

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Shark lasers could help save vulnerable species
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Combining lasers and sharks may sound like a bad idea, but marine ecologists are banking on it to help save some of the planet’s most threatened species. By merging optical technology and geochemistry, a group of researchers in Australia are gaining far more accurate information on the snub-nosed speartooth shark’s (Glyphis glyphis) age, as well as the health of its environment.



Just like a tree, you can tell a lot about a shark by its rings. But instead of concentric circles in wood, biologi

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