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Re:Out of Sight, 'Dark Fungi' Run the World from the Shadows by rvba on Friday June 28, 2024 @04:13PM (#40824769)
Why do the scientists velieve that using a "quick test" that checks only part of DNA is good? Wouldnt it be better to do full sequencing, instead of this ITS test? Especially if that part is mutating quickly.

If they want to move forward shouldnt thry do boring full sequencing? Then they can make real comparisons, not estimates?

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Re:Out of Sight, 'Dark Fungi' Run the World from the Shadows by im3w1l on Friday June 28, 2024 @09:04PM (#40827044)
I think it's simply a matter of cost.
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