The discovery could have important conservation implications for the new species, Hrbek says. (sciencemag.org)
The results could have important conservation implications for the grey wolf, which is a keystone species — meaning it is vital to the natural balance of the habitat it occupies. (rdmag.com)
So apart from conservation implications, the new findings might be one step toward developing better industrial filters, said Adam Summers, a UW professor of biology, co-author on the paper and leader of a lab that looks for opportunities to copy or imitate nature, a field called biomimicry. (sciencedaily.com)