Projects and Research
Environmental DNA
The Whitney Genetics Laboratory processes environmental DNA (eDNA) samples from multiple watersheds.
Read the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
Read the Great Lakes Region Environmental DNA 2021 Annual Report
Bighead and Silver Carp Environmental DNA Monitoring Data
Find the latest data on bighead and silver carp monitoring.
Environmental DNA, or eDNA for short, is a tool that can be used to monitor for the genetic presence of a species in the environment.
This emerging technology looks for the presence of DNA from either a specific species or a group of species that has been “shed” into the environment. There are many ways that a species can leave behind DNA in an environment. They can shed skin cells,...