Swab a leaf and find a species. Or 50, thanks to eDNA : vima

When they embarked upon an experiment to swab leaves at Kibale National Park in Uganda in June 2022, Christina Lynggaard, Jan Gogarten and Patrick Omeja had little to no expectations. The idea had stemmed from Lynggaard’s previous work in biodiversity monitoring with the help of DNA samples collected from the air. “If animal DNA is […]

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