The University California Conservation Genomics Consortium is building a biodiversity museum from environmental DNA samples! As animals and plants pass through an environment they leave behind traces of their presence in the form of feces, shed skin/fur, leaves, pollen, mucus etc. All of which contain DNA, termed environmental DNA (eDNA), as it is not collected directly from the organisms but ...more ↓
The University California Conservation Genomics Consortium is building a biodiversity museum from environmental DNA samples! As animals and plants pass through an environment they leave behind traces of their presence in the form of feces, shed skin/fur, leaves, pollen, mucus etc. All of which contain DNA, termed environmental DNA (eDNA), as it is not collected directly from the organisms but rather is found in environment (e.g. in soil and sediment).
We need to calibrate our eDNA biodiversity samples, with observations of species of plants, animals and fungi. Because eDNA can persist for some time in soils and sediments, we are interested in year round observations of species at or near our sampling areas.
We welcome your participation in our project and if you are interested in collecting eDNA samples please visit our website ucedna.com.
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CALeDNA
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created this project on November 21, 2016
