Environmental DNA, or eDNA, can help us detect species by the traces they leave behind in their surroundings. This ...

most commonly by taking samples from water. This new project, which uses the method to sample eDNA from air and soil, is not believed to have been used before. It has been funded by the Arcus ...

Trout Unlimited volunteers' primary tool of choice is an environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling kit. This tool enables them to infer species' presence from genetic traces in the water. The volunteers ...

“Many beautiful fish,” he said, bobbing in the water. “But no angel shark.” The research team departs as the sun sets on the French Riviera. The eDNA samples collected on the trip may ...

He explained that eDNA refers to DNA fragments released by organisms into the environment, including water, soil and air ... it will shed more eDNA samples, and its quantity may be overestimated ...