Portable eDNA test can detect rare softshell turtle in a massive body of water

PHYSorg
Jan 16, 2025, 12:43 pm89 pts
Scientists have developed and validated a first-of-its-kind, portable environmental DNA (eDNA) test to help detect the world's rarest turtle, the Swinhoe's softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), which is teetering on the brink of extinction. Two of these turtles are currently known to exist, one wild animal in…

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