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Read it i the “Word from the Smokies” i the Asheville Citize Times! A yo e who watches murder mystery TV shows or liste s to true-crime podcasts has probably heard of the use of DNA a alysis i fore sic scie ce to exo erate or implicate a suspect. But what if DNA a alysis could also be used to solve the mystery of who lives i Great Smoky Mou tai s Natio al Park? Some scie tists worki g o species discovery i the Smokies had that exact same questio a d rece tly bega to use ew DNA (deoxyribo ucleic acid) barcodi g tech ology to better ide tify some of the small charismatic species that call the park home. Already o e firefly species “mystery” has bee solved, a d the case is closed. “We ca ow officially say that the spri g four-flasher, Photuris quadrifulge s, is here i the Smokies—o e of the 19 firefly species docume ted so far,” said Will Kuh , director of scie ce a d research for Discover Life i America. Great Smoky Mou tai s Natio []
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