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Your Feature on airborne environmental DNA (see Nature 652, 556–558; 2026) conveys its promise for biodiversity assessment and biosecurity surveillance. But before suitable technologies can be deployed, three gaps must be closed.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01604-7
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