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Fishing for DNA: Free-floating eDNA identifies presence and abundance of ocean life

  • Written by Mark Stoeckle, Senior Research Associate in the Program for the Human Environment, The Rockefeller University
imageFish leave bits of DNA behind that researchers can collect.Mark Stoeckle/Diane Rome Peebles images, CC BY-ND

Ocean life is largely hidden from view. Monitoring what lives where is costly – typically requiring big boats, big nets, skilled personnel and plenty of time. An emerging technology using what’s called environmental DNA gets...

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