Based on DNA shed by organisms into the environment, scientists in Japan have found a way to measure the distribution of endangered eel species in Japan. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/03/in-the-lab/endangered-japanese-eel-edna-environmental-dna/
AsianScientist (Mar. 13, 2019) – In a study published in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, scientists in Japan relied on environmental DNA (eDNA) to map the distribution of an endangered eel. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/03/in-the-lab/endangered-japanese-eel-edna-environmental-dna/