# The road to discovery: DNA in the air maps biodiversity

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-20T16:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-road-discovery-dna-air-biodiversity.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-road-to-discovery-dna-in-the-air-maps-biodiversity-adfab7/

Curtin University researchers have detected traces of hundreds of plants and animals by collecting DNA from the air as they drove more than 1,100km (684 miles) across Western Australia.

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