Tag: noninvasive sampling
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Drones and Whale Breath: How Arctic Health is Being Measured
Introduction: A new window into whale health The Arctic is a vast, dynamic classroom for marine science, where researchers are turning to an unexpected tool to decode the health of whales: the breath they exhale. In this cutting-edge approach, scientists deploy drones to collect tiny samples of whale exhalations, sometimes called “whale breath” or exhaled…
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Whale Breath Drones Reveal Arctic Health Insights Today
How whale breath became a data source In the remote Arctic, scientists are turning to an unlikely ally in the quest to understand whale health: the breath of the giant mammals. By capturing the exhaled air from a distance, researchers can extract genetic material, microbes, and chemical signals that travel with a whale’s breath. These…