Once scientists have collected an eDNA sample, they analyze it via bar coding, which can either look for a single species or ...
A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to ...
Scientists developed MEDI, a method to estimate dietary intake from food DNA in human stool, offering a more accurate ...
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on January 23, 2025, that it is reinstating its legacy ...
Scientists discover genetic differences in Chernobyl dogs and explain how radiation and toxins influence their evolution and ...
At NC State University, an English professor is searching for clues from the past. He's looked back as far as the eighth ...
Researchers and citizen scientists took samples of environmental DNA from saliva on backyard hummingbird feeders and agave ...
Scientists studied plant DNA to understand past extinctions. They found that warming climates increase competition, ...
Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...
The Plant and Animal Genomics conference recently held in San Diego showcased the ways that rapidly advancing technologies can be used in the crop and livestock sectors ...
North Carolina State University researchers continue to push the field of plant disease diagnosis forward ... primers to recognize segments of DNA characteristic of P. ramorum, and LyoBeads ...