{
  "id": 1760322,
  "title": "Optimising passive eDNA sampling: A theoretical framework for time-dependent eDNA accumulation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/optimising-passive-edna-sampling-a-theoretical-framework-for-time",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.17.745366v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "1. Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are developing rapidly for ecological surveys, and passive eDNA sampling has emerged as a promising approach for integrating DNA signals over deployment time. However, how deployment duration affects the amount of detectable DNA retained by a sampler remains poorly understood. 2. Here, an analytical model was developed to examine how DNA input, degradation,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}