Apr 23 2026SCIENCE
Freshwater Fish Secrets Unveiled by DNA Scanning Across Turkey
Scientists used a modern DNA trick called eDNA metabarcoding to map fish life in Turkey’s rivers. Instead of catching every fish, they filtered water from 29 spots spread over seven big river basins. The DNA that sloshes through the water was amplified and read by a high‑throughput machine, producin
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