A few years ago, scientists in France coined the term ‘environmental DNA’ (or eDNA) to describe a new method in non-invasive genetics that allowed them to detect bullfrogs from wetlands simply by ...

A Mini-ROV collected water samples from each site. Seawater samples were collected approximately 0.5–1 m above the reef bottom and carefully preserved to protect any coral eDNA present.

“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 ...

For eDNA, NGS means thousands of species can be ... its ship Octantis was repurposed to allow for real-time testing of water samples. The cruise company teamed up with NOAA in 2020, and scientists ...

As part of the project, water samples gathered by volunteers and more than two dozen research institutions in Japan allow for species to be identified and their abundances estimated via eDNA ...