Scientists Zero in on Biological Diversity in 'Poor Man's Rainforest'

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - 12:01 in Biology & Nature

Leftover DNA from dead organisms -- known as "relic DNA" -- has historically thrown a wrench into estimates, causing scientists to overestimate microbial diversity by as much as 55 percent.

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