“Using iDNA (invertebrate-derived DNA) collected from carrion flies can be much more effective as there is a greater population of flies in Australia, they can travel longer distances, they commonly interact with animals, their feces, or carcasses and you can gather data much faster—sometimes in less than a week.
iDNA (invertebrate-derived DNA)
That is a new one. It makes sense though as a sampling proxy. This kind of Gattaca thing can be even more powerful as the DNA reading tech gets cheaper. Data storage on DNA will be a huge deal, too. One of the largest drains on computing time is processing DNA data which sucks huge amounts of energy. Computing is expected to be using 15% of the worldwide energy soon if not now.