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eDNA, The Cutting-Edge Tech That Could Help Identify Those Lost At Sea

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Post date April 23, 2024

Scientists from WHOI are testing a new technique that analyzes trace amounts of genetic material in seawater, called environmental DNA (eDNA) Evan Kovacs and Calvin Mires WHOI/Linkedin

Researchers are testing eDNA as a tool to locate lost soldiers’ remains. Can the approach one day help solve crimes?

Tags biodiversity, crime investigations, defense department, dna analysis, edna, environmental dna, human remains, marine archaeologist, maritime disasters, missing persons, shipwreck alley, sunken relics, wartime relics, wrongful convictions

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