The world’s first field-deployable eDNA digital DNA detection device, invented by Cody Youngbull and his team at the Flathead Lake Biological Station in Polson, MT. The device will be used to detect, measure and combat the presence of invasive species such as Zebra and Quagga mussels in Flathead Lake and other water bodies across the valley. (Photo courtesy of Zane Lindstrom)
August 8, 2017
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August 8, 2017 4 a.m.
Team creates device to find, fight mussels
The pristine waters of Flathead Lake that have supported local residents’ way of life for centuries are being threatened by invasive species that have devastated lakes and waterways across the country.