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University of New England Research project identifies species living in the waters off the Biddeford Campus using eDNA

BIDDEFORD — From the mouth of the Saco River near Camp Ellis to the ocean surrounding Ram Island, faculty and student researchers are collecting water samples to help them identify species living in those waters through DNA sequencing. “Environmental DNA (eDNA) is really cool because every organism is shedding it into the environment,” said Emily […]