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Read all news hereASE/SCELSE researchers study genetics of Singapore Hawksbill turtles

Hawksbill turtle. Image: shutterstock_360478448
The research by ASE Asst Prof Kim Hielim and SCELSE PhD student Regine Tiong on Hawksbill turtles off Sentosa Island has been covered by SCELCE communications and Straits Times. Check out the links below:
SCELSE coverage, including video: SCELSE researchers sequence genome of hawksbill turtles to aid conservation efforts
Straits Times: 85 hawksbill turtle hatchlings released from Siloso Beach in Sentosa
Straits Times: Bid to ensure hawksbill turtles thrive, with genome sequencing
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