Search for the ‘Asian unicorn’ faces an uncertain future amid funding losses
The search for the elusive ‘Asian unicorn’ in Laos is facing an uncertain future due to a decline in funding. This discovery, of significant interest to both Laos and the international scientific community, is now at risk of being halted.
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