Scientists vacuum animal DNA from air in a Danish forest

PHYSorg
Jul 27, 2023, 5:23 pm115 pts
It is an early autumn morning. Three researchers from the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen venture into a Danish forest carrying plastic boxes with DNA air samplers. Wearing latex gloves and face masks, the researchers strap the samplers to tree trunks and attach air filters. They then turn on…

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