Sponges supply DNA for new method of monitoring aquatic biodiversity

Mongabay
Jun 26, 2019, 8:49 am184 pts
Feeding aquatic sponges could provide biologists with unexpected underwater data collection assistance. Sponges (phylum Porifera) are immobile aquatic animals that eat by filtering out food particles from the water around them. During this process, a research team has discovered, the sponges also trap DNA shed…

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