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Japan's largest marine DNA study detects 126 fish species farther north than previously recorded
As climate change reshapes habitats both on land and at sea, you might go to the beach one day, only to find yourself in a place that looks nothing like you remember, around sea creatures you don't recognize.
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As climate change reshapes habitats both on land and at sea, you might go to the beach one day, only to find yourself in a place that looks nothing like you remember, around sea creatures you don't recognize. As part of the largest study of marine environmental DNA (eDNA) in Japan, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have found evidence that more than 100 species of fish may be living farther north, in cooler waters, than previous records would suggest.
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