Analyzing DNA in soil could be an effective way of tracking animals

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Jan 14, 2020, 7:00 pm370 pts
It's hard to protect something you can't find. A new Stanford study reveals sampling soil for animals' left-behind DNA can provide valuable information for conservation efforts—with significantly less cost and time—than currently used methods, such as camera traps.

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