Scientists track invisible clues to find over 40,000 US troops lost at sea
Story by Somdatta Maity • 16h
Several stories that ended untimely at sea may finally come out through new technologies. Researchers are specifically focusing on finding individuals who became victims of World War II ravages, and the technology they will use in this pursuit is called environmental DNA, or eDNA, according to CNN. The method will be used to detect the remains of many that have gotten lost at sea. At present, researchers have been experimenting with this method for finding people who went missing from the Grumman TBF Avenger when they were attacked by Japanese forces, during or after the 1944 Battle of Saipan.
Environmental DNA or eDNA is detected in materials such as soil, sediment, and water. If the presence of eDNA can direct them toward the remains of humans, researchers believe they can find the traces of around 40,000 US troops that have gone missing at sea since World War II. eDNA methodology is applied in ecological contexts for detecting the presence of a particular species in the biodiversity.
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