eDNA – oceanbites

Ecology

We all know how important trees are for maintaining healthy terrestrial ecosystems - but how do they impact marine environments?

Researchers based out of Florida use new methods to show that plankton may be a bigger contributor to the world’s…

Methodology

Japanese researchers show an emerging method, eDNA, can be used to reconstruct fish abundances from up to 300 years ago.

deep sea

There is growing interest to exploit the resources of deep-sea hydrothermal vents to support the demand for electronic manufacturing. We…

Ecology

How can scientists find sea turtles in the ocean? Traditional methods like capturing and tagging are invasive and expensive. Is…

Methodology

The ocean is a big place and trying to study all of the animals living there can take a lot…

Article: Stoeckle MY, Soboleva L, Charlop- Powers Z (2017) Aquatic environmental DNA detects seasonal fish abundance and habitat preference in…

In the past few decades scientists have found new and exciting ways to use DNA to answer scientific questions. There…