Hidden DNA is revealing secrets of animals’ lives - National Geographic UK

New studies of genetic material, or eDNA, shed by plants and animals are providing astonishing biological insights.

The tiny tracks also contained eDNA from ChHV5, a virus that causes the debilitating cancerous growths of fibropapillomatosis in young turtles of many species. The discovery challenges the presiding … [+3629 chars]

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