Environmental DNA Is Everywhere. Scientists Are Gathering It All.
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In the late 1980s, at a federal research facility in Pensacola, Florida, Tamar Barkay used mud in a way that proved…
Tracking an oncogenic sea turtle virus with eDNA
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How to better understand the role of an oncogenic virus in driving a debilitating sea turtle disease? By applying genomics to…
Scientists Spy on Whale Sharks by Testing the Water They Swim In
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The new technique allows researchers to monitor the genetic health of endangered shark populations without ever touching them.
Genetic Scraps Floating in the Ocean Will Help Catalog Deep-Sea Biodiversity
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Plants and…