Scientists want to sequence the genome of all living kakapo parrots

I didn&#x27;t see the link in the article, but this seems to be the crowdfunding project to sequence all remaining kakapo:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geneticrescue.science&#x2F;projects&#x2F;genome-sequencing&#x2F;kakapo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geneticrescue.science&#x2F;projects&#x2F;genome-sequencing...</a>

Duke has $4B in their trust, they can&#x27;t foot the $45,000 for this? (Duke grad)

I&#x27;ll be on Codfish Island volunteering in about a month. Looking forward to do my part to help this amazing parrot.

Spoiler: No Perl6 here :-), this is about genetics of the endangered and terrestrial Kakapo parrot. A very interesting project.

I assume that the title is a hat tip to Monty Python&#x27;s famous &quot;Dead Parrot&quot; sketch:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218</a>

No wonder he&#x27;s endangered: he attempts to mate with the photographer.