Scientists have applied genetic analysis tools to study insectivorous plants. The study depicted the dynamics of calcium molecules in the leaves of carnivorous plants when insect prey landed on the leaves and were captured by sticky secretions.

This phenomenon could not be detected through traditional dietary research methods, but by using DNA-based techniques, such interactions were revealed for the first time, leading to important questions about how human activities affect wildlife.

The local authorities in Japan subsequently conducted a DNA survey of all the monkeys in the zoo and confirmed that 57 of the 167 monkeys were hybrids of macaques crossed with a specific exotic creature, the rhesus macaque, accounting for about one-third of the monkey population