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eDNA lab cuts costs, transforms biodiversity research

ཟླ་༥ 13, 2025 2 mins read
eDNA lab cuts costs, transforms biodiversity research

Since the launch of the Environmental Deoxyribonucleic Acid (eDNA) laboratory at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), the country has been saving between USD 200 and USD 300 per sample on analysis costs, funds that would otherwise have been spent on laboratories overseas.

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