Desiree Cox

And studying how those things mix together and how they might be shared across that population is really integral to understanding that integration process.

And it actually lets us learn a little bit about how that might have worked for early humans as well.

Lots of things.

Again, just like humans, some that are positive and some that are negative.

So some of the really amazing research that's happening at the moment is looking at

what integrations are giving koalas positive traits and so are improving their lifestyle or their longevity and prioritising, when we think about breeding programs, prioritising koalas that have those positive integrations and deprioritising those negative integrations that might shorten lifespan or encourage the koalas to develop diseases like cancers, for example.