<p>Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.</p>
<p>These ‘biological fingerprints’ can reveal what minerals are buried tens of metres below the earth’s surface without having to drill. The researchers believe it is the first use of modern DNA sequencing of microbial communities in the search for buried minerals. The research <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01020-z">published </a><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01020-z">this week</a> in <em>Nature Communications Earth and Environment</em> represents a new tool for mineral exploration, where a full toolbox could save prospectors time and a lot of money,</p>
Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried
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Soil s Biological Fingerprints Indicate Buried Diamond Ore
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