Tagged: eDNA

Monster hunt: using environmental DNA to survey life in Loch Ness - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jun 27, 2018 •

• eDNA,
• environmental DNA,
• Loch Ness monster,
• science outreach

Neil Gemmell Reported sightings of the Loch Ness monster go back to the Dark Ages, but now our Super Natural History team is using the 21st-century technology of environmental DNA to survey all life in the famous Scottish lake. The premise of environmental DNA (eDNA) is simple. Life is messy, and living things leave behind skin, hair, … Read More

Why won’t scientific evidence change the minds of Loch Ness monster true believers? - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jun 07, 2018 •

• Cognitive dissonance,
• eDNA,
• Leon Festinger,
• Loch Ness monster

Artūrs Logins, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences You may have noticed a curious recent announcement: An international research team plans to use state-of-the-art DNA testing to establish once and for all whether the Loch Ness monster exists. Regardless of the results, it’s unlikely the test will change the mind of … Read More

The search for Nessie showcases an exciting new conservation tool - Wild Science

Helen Taylor • Apr 13, 2017 •

• Biodiversity,
• conservation,
• eDNA,
• Environmental,
• genetics

I was sceptical about my lab head joining the hunt for the Loch Ness monster, until I realised it was an excellent way to promote the amazing possibilities of environmental DNA. Making a splash Last week’s news was full of tales of how my boss, Professor Neil Gemmell, was going to take on the challenge of tracking down … Read More