In a groundbreaking move that provides new insight into
avian evolution, biology and conservation, researchers at Texas A&M
University have successfully sequenced the complete genome of a Scarlet macaw
for the first time.
The team was led by Drs. Christopher Seabury and Ian Tizard
at the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center in the College of Veterinary Medicine
& Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M. Their work is published in the
current issue of the open access and peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS ONE.