United Kingdom-London: Advancing the metabarcoding assay validation framework
Details
Contract Title: | United Kingdom-London: Advancing the metabarcoding assay validation framework |
Published Date: | May 28, 2025 |
Notice Type: | Notice (AdditionalInformationNotice) |
Value Banding: | High Value |
Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
DNA-based methods have the potential to significantly change how we monitor and assess ecosystems. Natural England has been exploring the use of these methods for environmental monitoring for several years, delivering a series of reports which focus on the development of DNA-based methods with potential in a particular area. These methods are now being used more widely within Natural England, particularly the detection of ecological communities using environmental DNA (eDNA). This is often condu...