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Scientists show you can collect DNA from the air – Yahoo Finance Australia
Scientists have shown that you can collect DNA from the air, opening new ways to study airborne diseases and investigate crimes.
Scientists and investigators might not need to scoop up DNA from surfaces in the future. According to Science Focus, reseachers at the Queen Mary University of London have shown that you can collect “environmental DNA” (eDNA) from the air.
The team used a peristaltic pump combined with pressure filters to grab samples of naked mole rat DNA for five to 20 minutes, and then used standard kits to find and sequence genes in the resulting samples. This method not only pinpointed the mole rats’ DNA (both…
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