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Clues to crime in ivory DNA

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Despite substantial attempts to end the global trade in elephant ivory, illegal transnational networks continue to operate. A new study by Wasser and colleagues1 uses genetic matches between related elephants to reveal the scale, interconnectedness and audacity of traffickers in illegal ivory.

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  1. Department of Environmental Studies, New York University, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer Jacquet

  2. XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement, New York University, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer Jacquet

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I am the (unpaid) Deputy Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection (CEAP), New York University.

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Jacquet, J. Clues to crime in ivory DNA. Nat Hum Behav 6, 322–323 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01268-5

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