Publication: KPCC

UCLA Expert: Zachary Gold: PhD Student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Member, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: Researchers at UCLA have discovered a way to identify what species are in a particular spot in the ocean by collecting just one liter of water and finding traces of DNA that were shed by different animals.

UCLA News: “We can understand how our coastal and urban marine life are doing and really get a finger on the pulse in a much better way of how our ecosystems are doing, and how they’re responding to climate change, and how they’re responding to pollution, and how they’re responding to urbanization,” Gold said.  

Read more at KPCC.