Friday, December 4, 2020

Scientists took a rare chance to prove we can quantify biodiversity by 'testing the water'

Organisms excrete DNA in their surroundings through metabolic waste, sloughed skin cells or gametes, and this genetic material is referred to as environmental DNA (eDNA).

source https://phys.org/news/2020-12-scientists-rare-chance-quantify-biodiversity.html