![]() ![]() The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid, described as an animal or other organism whose existence has not been proved.A new genetic study aims to “find out once and for all if Scotland’s most famous ‘resident,’ the Loch Ness Monster, is or ever was hiding in the deep by sequencing as many DNA fragments as they can find in the lake’s murky waters.” What is the Loch Ness Monster? Consult our short, fun article for some help.Illustration by Heinrich Harder, courtesy Wikimedia. This is an inaccurate representation of plesiosaurs-they couldn’t lift their heads out of the water quite like that-but, possibly, an entirely accurate representation of Nessie. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map. What is the Loch Ness Monster? What is eDNA? Use our resources to find out. If the famous cryptid exists, this eDNA hunt ought to find evidence-but if not, scientists will still gain valuable ecological data. ![]()
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