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Can you monitor biodiversity by analyzing a drop of water?

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May 10, 2024

In a drop of water, slime or feces, you can find the DNA fragments of thousands of life forms. Researchers want to evaluate that environmental DNA. They hope they can monitor the biodiversity of an entire region that way.

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