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U.S. drought-monitoring system outpaced by climate changes
A new study reports that the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly maps of nationwide drought conditions -- which help direct emergency federal aid -- have captured the steady march of climate change, but the Drought Monitor has itself failed to adapt to that reality. Areas of the country are spending more and more time in severe drought conditions the Drought Monitor still considers to be rare occurrences. The consequences could be that swaths of the country -- particularly in the West -- may not receive aid in keeping with the enhanced risk of drought as periodic emergencies become persistent new realities.
Developing novel methods to detect antibiotics in vegetables and earthworms
Researchers have managed to analyze, simultaneously, several families of antibiotics in vegetables and earthworms. Sampling carried out in various locations has yielded data on the existence of antimicrobial agents and their derivatives in vegetables. In this respect, Vergara stresses the need for further research to address the problem of contamination by this type of medication in the environment.
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We need faster, better ways to monitor NZ’s declining river health – using environmental DNA can help
Monitoring methods based on environmental DNA are faster, more comprehensive and cheaper than traditional ecological surveys. They help fill gaps in New Zealand’s data on river health.
It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there
Every living thing leaves traces in its environment. By sampling water or even air for this environmental DNA, we can know which species live where.
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BBC Radio 4 - Costing the Earth, The e-DNA Revolution
How environmental DNA is transforming what we know about our lakes, oceans and the past.
Bats, boats and buried bodies: the hidden power of environmental DNA — Genetics Unzipped
In this episode we’re testing the air for tigers and digging up dead bodies as we explore the exciting new field of environmental DNA. Dr Sally Le Page chats with Prof. Elizabeth Clare about sampling the DNA of rare species from the air, and Dr Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser and Charles Konsitzke tells us abo
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