{
  "id": 16801343,
  "title": "Autonomous sampling and eDNA metabarcoding for offshore biodiversity monitoring: a pilot study around an FPSO in the Southwestern Atlantic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/autonomous-sampling-and-edna-metabarcoding-for-offshore-biodiversity",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.22.761088v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Characterizing biodiversity around offshore infrastructure is necessary to assess possible influences of industrial activities on marine communities and distinguish persistent ecological change from short-term variability. Combining environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with autonomous sampling offers a way to expand biological, spatial and temporal coverage while reducing dependence on crewed…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}