The animals were inside, but their DNA was escaping,” Clare said in a news release. The Copenhagen team was able to detect 49 vertebrate species, including 30 mammals.

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Now, they’ve taken DNA directly from the air in an animal’s burrow. Published today in the journal PeerJ, the research describes a lab set-up in which they were able to detect airborne DNA.

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Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area. Researchers reported Monday that air monitoring station… ...

Humans have a "natural" lifespan of around 38 years, according to a new method we have developed for estimating the lifespans of different species by analysing their DNA.

Now, DNA analysis of multiple supposed Yeti samples—including hair, teeth, fur, and feces—shows that the stories are based on real animals roaming the high mountains.

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If DNA samples are collected before a species’ population drops to dangerous lows, Ryder and his colleagues additionally believe that preserved cell lines for endangered animals could be replicated.