In a pioneering scientific breakthrough, a team of researchers from the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen embarked on a three-day expedition into a Danish forest. They aimed to vacuum animal DNA from the air, hoping to gain deeper insights into the forest’s unseen biodiversity. Utilizing specially rigged boxes equipped with DNA air samplers, the team collected airborne particles containing traces of genetic material. Over the course of the expedition, they repeatedly swapped out air filters, capturing samples from the forest area equivalent to a football field. Despite only physically observing a handful of animals such as squirrels, woodpeckers, … Continue reading Danish Researchers Discover 64 Animal Species through Innovative DNA Vacuuming