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Formerly off-limits to civilians, the DMZ(Demilitarized Zone) now faces a wave of change 65 years after the Korean War armistice. While South and North Korea spent decades in political tension, the DMZ as a natural habitat, enjoyed peaceful isolation. So the story goes. Yet are we sure that this wildlife refuge was not also a prison? How did the Korean water deer and Amur goral survive behind fortifications on this narrow strip of land? For the first time in history, a year-long genetic study sought answers by collecting their DNA. Did these species suffer from inbreeding or sex ratio imbalances? Diagnosing the health of their DNA, this wildlife report sheds new light on their 65 years of survival.