“Watermarks” The biodiversity of an aquatic ecosystem is encompassed in the transient traces of environmental DNA left behind by the inhabitants. They are like hidden watermarks, when detected they can reveal the diverse assemblage of species present in and around the body of water.

Above and Below:  Alexa Fluor 488 lighting up a cell membrane bound antibody, and a graphic depicting the chemical reaction involved.  Both are preliminary images that are part of a project I am drafting for a potential client.