Biologists study carrion fly DNA to derive mammalian diversity
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—A research team from Germany has found a new way to study animal diversity in the wild – capture carrion flies and analyze the DNA found in their digestive tracks. The team discovered the new technique, they write in their paper published in Molecular Ecology, as part of a study that involved capturing a large number of carrion flies in two remote locations looking for evidence of anthrax.