Collecting and analysing eDNA

Researchers may be a step closer to finding out where the first New Zealanders came from. University of Otago researchers have sequenced the mitochondrial DNA from...

Museums worldwide hold large collections of preserved specimens of living things. In well preserved specimens, the cell nucleus contains DNA that scientists can extract and use...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) has revolutionised how scientists monitor ecosystems and identify the species that live in them. eDNA is genetic material found in hair, scales, skin...