A few people have asked me about the results of last year's eDNA sampling at Loch Ness. It was presumed the results of the analysis would be imminent. However, an update from Andreas Muller states this from Professor Neil Gemmell:
After sample collection was completed in June, a global team of
scientists has been busy extracting DNA, sequencing genes, and sifting
through international DNA databases to identify forms of life present in
the famous loch. It was previously hoped the results would be available early this year, however, the analysis has taken longer than anticipated. Project lead, Professor Neil Gemmell, of the University of Otago
now anticipates the work to potentially take another four months to
complete.
So it looks like we're looking at perhaps May 2019 for publication of the results now. I still think there is a History Channel type documentary involved here, but I am speculating.
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This could just mean that Gemmell has been busy with other things too, or does not enough help on the Project. Or maybe they are having a hard time finding a match for a sample?
ReplyDeletePolitically they will:#1 find nothing
ReplyDelete#2 some substitute,like sturgeon or Greenland shark.
In secret reality they will find#1- unknown reptile type
#2 plesiasaur
#3 unknown amphibian ( water bull- grey photo)
#4- giant eel ( horse eel? Photo)
Or an unknown fish!!! Something on the lines of ted holidays tulli!! gunna be intrestin to see if any catfish dna comes up after mr feltham saying they cud be a candidate!!Does seem a long time in the making getting these results..nearly 12 months by the time we get em! Meanwhile im making my plans on my next visit to the loch..hopefully before the dna results in may...roll on ....cheers Roy
ReplyDeleteThey've found something and they are playing for time, in my opinion...they wanted to debunk and now they don't want to look foolish.
ReplyDeleteDna is tougj and unpredictble may take months but i dont think theres anythind
ReplyDeleteYeah,that's why there's been 11,000 reports over 200 years of something in the lock.
DeleteIf they definitively disprove this it will affect tourism greatly. There is zero chance they will conclusively shut this down. They will publish it with the tagline "Science cannot conclusively disprove it and those witnesses who have seen the monster are certain that something lurks beneath waters of Loch Ness". Something leaving it open so tourism remains.
ReplyDeleteIf it's taking longer than ecpected it could mean that they have samples of DNA with no known living matches and are pouring over databases trying to find a match. That would certainly explain such a massive delay. You cant match DNA to unkown or extinct species which arent in a database. So who knows? Maybe they found difficult DNA to match.
ReplyDeleteOr, what if something different has been found?
ReplyDeleteConspiracy theory aside, it wouldn't be the first time that science has been hushed.
Still waiting...drumming our fingers...
ReplyDeleteHello, anyone??? Any updates?
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