Industrialization changed Italy’s Bagnoli Bay. Analyzing the DNA that was trapped in sediment, known as sedaDNA, offers a record of what was lost—and a clue as to how to get it back.

Written by Sean Mowbray

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Peeling Back the Sediment Layers | Hakai Magazine

Pulling DNA out of buried sediment offers scientists a way to fight shifting baseline syndrome.

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