DNA test results reveal details about shark that bit San Diego swimmer

DNA test results reveal the shark responsible for biting a 46-year-old man off the coast of Del Mar in June was a juvenile white shark, approximately nine feet long.
Dr. Chris Lowe of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach told CBS 8 they estimate the shark was approximately six to seven years old.
He said the next step in testing would be to try and determine exactly which shark bit the man.
"This technique has never been done before," he said. "But our goal is, because we have the white shark genome, it is fully sequenced much like a human genome, and we can identify many of the genes, we think it's possible to do a 23-and-me type analysis to identify the shark to species. We won't know until we try."
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[@skycloud4802]

I'll still continue to call them Great White Sharks. Fully deserving of the title of Great.

[@buzz5969]

DNA confirms family ties back to JAWS family tree.😊

[@MrJuvefrank]

Someone got attacked, but humans aren't on the menu? I don't know anything humans being excluded from the menu.

[@Meant2BVegans]

They are also very Territorial & will attack for that reason alone, so they need to stop ignoring that

[@joeblow1942]

Del Mar has been notorious for Great Whites for at least 6 years now and not all of them are juveniles. I had an adult breach about 100 yards outside of me a few years ago there while surfing alone.

[@buzz5969]

Kid whites been in Cali waters for centuries..

[@QuanPookie]

Shark attacks are rare though.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

What are you going to do kill the shark in it's own territory? because people go out in black diving suits looking like seals it is an absolute wonder that more people are not bitten.

[@MrJuvefrank]

I heard some people eat sharks. That shark should be food for people like them.

[@Meant2BVegans]

That many years old & that long should be definitely categorized as an “Adult” White Shark

[@Meant2BVegans]

Wow if they can get species DNA from the Ocean Water that is a miraculous mile-marker for technology🏆

[@annielinkous9685]

Babies Of SanDiego💝🦈💝

[@Starlight03690]

I wonder if smells effect sharks behavior, such as having a meal or perhaps for some meat, then entering water.

[@Meant2BVegans]

Bored, Pissed-Off, Hungry, Scared - They bite for any reason; what else are they equipped with to respond with?? Compassion & Kindness arent their strengths - Never Were .. & Obviously Never Will Be

[@CaseyPlants]

He’s not the daddy

[@roncarroll4136]

I've been voted as grade A beef by many women.Does it bring my chances of getting bitten is greater

[@bethaniea.123]

😂

[@michaeltabanao8092]

DNA....🤦....when the White Shark 🦈 found out it had 2% black history