Flathead Lake Biological Station researcher and technologist Cody Youngbull (left) and Director Jim Elser sample water from Lake Mead searching for traces of mussel DNA using their “DNA Tracker.”
June 20, 2018
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June 20, 2018 4 a.m.
DNA tracker a 'breakthrough' in measuring invasive species
A breakthrough discovery stunned a team of Flathead Lake Biological Station researchers during the first official field test of their “DNA Tracker” at Lake Mead in April. Next month, the team will be putting the results to the test on Flathead Lake.