Analyzing DNA in soil could be an effective way of tracking animals

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 09:40 in Biology & Nature

It’s hard to protect something you can’t find. A new Stanford study reveals sampling soil for animals’ left-behind DNA can provide valuable information for conservation efforts – with significantly less cost and time – than currently used methods, such as camera traps. The process, outlined Jan. 14 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, also proved […]

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