News Center Maine features UMaine student Goldman’s eDNA research
News Center Maine featured Luke Goldman, undergraduate researcher at the University of Maine, and his work using eDNA to study the rate of recovery from pollution in a forested area called Bear Brook in Washington County. Goldman said this research could help farmers understand how quickly their soil can recover after certain agricultural practices. “eDNA has only really become a field in the last 10 to 12 years, we’re really only scratching the surface of this new tool. “Hopefully the soil rebounds. … If we ever do decide to rid away with synthetic fertilizer, we have the ability to do that today instead of waiting for the soil to recover,” Goldman said.