New DNA tech helps track Amazonian manatees, a shy vulnerable species, by analyzing traces of their genetic material in water ...

A £920,000 project, starting in March, hopes to generate clear scientific evidence to help restore Northern Ireland’s most ...

From 3 to 6 May 2023, 11 students aged 10 to 14 from the Banc d'Arguin National Park UNESCO World Heritage site participated in UNESCO's Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling campaign, as part of a global ...

Effective and noninvasive whale and biodiversity monitoring is now possible with the help of citizen scientists, opening up new opportunities for marine conservation. Water samples collected during ...

Environmental DNA sampling has a wide range of uses, from land to river to sea. Credit: Berry et al, doi.org/10.1002/edn3.173, CC BY-ND Figuring out what species live ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. But it's not foolproof. In the late 1980s, at a federal research facility in Pensacola, Florida, ...

Sequencing environmental DNA found in soil, seawater, snow or even air samples has made it possible to detect and identify organisms, allowing researchers to build exhaustive biodiversity inventories.

Oceana scientist Caitlynn Birch explains how environmental DNA, or eDNA, helps us understand and protect the oceans ...

eDNA sampling in the Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves World Heritage site © Rihel Venuto On 9 and 10 November 2022, local ...

PCR genetic analysis has been in the spotlight since COVID-19, but light is now further facilitating PCR-free methods. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a light-induced DNA ...