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14. " A global team of scientists" - the hunt for DNA is real

Reply to longship (Reply #6)

Wed May 23, 2018, 03:01 PM

May 2018

Scientists to Hunt for Loch Ness Monster DNA

An international group of researchers will soon collect this environmental DNA for the first time in Loch Ness. They will take around 300 samples of water from three different depths. They will then extract DNA fragments from the water, sequence the fragments and compare them to databases of animal DNA that are already known to see if there are any matches — or not.

https://www.livescience.com/62646-hunt-for-loch-ness-monster-dna.html

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Scientists plan DNA hunt for Loch Ness monster next month [View all] jpak May 2018 OP

There is no Loch Ness "Monster" SonofDonald May 2018 #1

There will probably be a lot to learn lagomorph777 May 2018 #9

That would be pretty funny if, after all this, there really was a Loch Ness monster. Oneironaut May 2018 #2

The Loch Ness Monster doesn't exist. I wish it did, but it doesn't. Aristus May 2018 #3

A summer in Scotland? Botany May 2018 #4

there's the proper attitude. MBS May 2018 #5

Might be a chance for a little fishing and I'll have to check the local pubs for local knowledge too Botany May 2018 #7

Have you heard of midges? (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #11

What a fucking waste of resources! longship May 2018 #6

" A global team of scientists" - the hunt for DNA is real Baclava May 2018 #14

You should tell the scientific community they're doing it wrong. LanternWaste May 2018 #15

I give it all the credibility it deserves. longship May 2018 #16

.... jpak May 2018 #17

Which right wing group is putting up the funds for this? rockfordfile May 2018 #8

That photo looks very different when you see the whole thing. lagomorph777 May 2018 #10

I hope Prof Gemmell has thought through how he'll defend throwing his reputation in the shitter muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #12

understand per oj, nessie is a prime suspect and the dna will clear him dembotoz May 2018 #13