Airborne environmental DNA as a new applied tool for industry, research and regulatory approaches

空气环境 DNA 作为工业、研究和监管方法的新应用工具

• 批准号: 580884-2022
• 负责人: Clare, ElizabethEL
• 金额: $ 2.15万
• 依托单位: York University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=745181
• 关键词: Airborne; environmental; DNA; new; applied

Monitoring biodiversity is a commercially important business estimated at $10 billion annually. Demand includes government regulatory monitoring and sectors such as oil and gas, natural resource management, financial and supply chain interests and activities such as assessing the success of bio-remediation. Because measurement of biodiversity is challenging researchers and companies are increasingly incorporating DNA-based tools to refine these measurements.A DNA sample is normally collected directly from an individual, as a blood sample, piece of tissue or perhaps a cheek swab. However, all organisms also leave environmental (e)DNA behind like footprints. Collecting this material has become particularly useful in aquatic systems as a non-invasive method of biomonitoring. The Clare Lab recently developed a prototype sampling device and demonstrated that eDNA can be filtered directly out of air samples. This is a tremendous new tool to monitor terrestrial biodiversity. NatureMetrics is the world's largest eDNA analytical company with headquarters in the UK and NatureMetrics North America located in Guelph Ontario. In this proposal, NatureMetrics North America and the Clare Lab are teaming up to develop air-based sampling as a new commercial offering. They will use the prototype developed by the Clare Lab and a specialised field location to validate a sampling strategy to accurately assess animal communities e.g., in roosts and caves. Validation will include the timing and deployment of sampling devices and modeling species recovery. Success will allow NatureMetrics North American to become the first company in the world providing eDNA air sampling as a commercial service.

监视生物多样性是一项估计每年100亿美元的商业业务。需求包括政府监管和石油和天然气等部门，自然资源管理，财务和供应链利益以及诸如评估生物修复成功的活动。由于生物多样性的测量在挑战研究人员，并且公司越来越多地纳入基于DNA的工具来完善这些测量值。DNA样本通常直接从个人中收集，作为血液样本，纸巾或脸颊拭子。但是，所有生物也将环境（E）DNA留在脚印上。作为一种非侵入性生物监测方法，收集这种材料在水生系统中变得特别有用。克莱尔实验室（Clare Lab）最近开发了一种原型采样装置，并证明可以将EDNA直接从空气样品中过滤。这是监视陆地生物多样性的巨大新工具。 Naturemetrics是世界上最大的EDNA分析公司，在英国，位于圭尔夫安大略省的北美自然学院。在此提案中，NatureMetrics North America和Clare Lab正在合作开发基于空气的抽样作为新的商业产品。他们将使用Clare Lab开发的原型和专门的现场位置来验证采样策略，以准确评估动物群落，例如在栖息地和洞穴中。验证将包括抽样设备的时间和部署以及对物种恢复的建模。成功将使北美自然图成为世界上第一家提供埃德娜空气抽样作为商业服务的公司。