-- Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) partnered with Curtin University to study environmental DNA-based biodiversity assessment for surveying and monitoring species in land-based ecosystems, according to a Wednesday statement.
Environmental DNA detects tiny traces of genetic material that organisms leave behind in their environment, in the form of faeces, hair, scales, pollen, and other materials. Samples were collected from different parts of an ecosystem, such as soil, water, leaves, animal scats, and cobwebs.
The collaboration seeks to identify the usefulness and practicality of environmental DNA analysis through five separate projects, per the statement.