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Authors
Uliano-Silva, Marcela
da Conceição, Helena Beatriz
Mercuri, Rafael L. V.
Winkler, Sylke
Guardia, Gabriela D. A.
Myers, Eugene
McCarthy, Shane
Tracey, Alan
Suh, Alexander
Blaxter, Mark
Galante, Pedro A. F.
Mazzoni, Camila J.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 750747)
Wellcome Trust (Wellcome Trust (Grant 220540/Z/20/A, Wellcome Sanger Institute Quinquennial Review 2021–2026))
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2018/15579-8)
Wellcome (Wellcome Trust (Grant 220540/Z/20/A, Wellcome Sanger Institute Quinquennial Review 2021–2026))
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Article History
Received: 15 January 2026
Accepted: 12 May 2026
First Online: 19 May 2026
Declarations
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: Samples of Choloepus didactylus (“Lama Su”) and Tamandua tetradactyla (“Anton”) were obtained from animals housed at Tierpark Berlin. The animals were euthanized by zoo veterinary staff for reasons unrelated to this study. Tissue samples were collected post-mortem and immediately flash-frozen. No animals were euthanized for the purposes of this research. The study used opportunistically collected post-mortem material and did not require prior ethical approval. All work was conducted in accordance with applicable institutional and national guidelines, including Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
