{"id":1272,"date":"2026-02-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:16:06","slug":"shark-sparked-edna-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1272","title":{"rendered":"UMaine News: Five Students Share Why They Chose Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a09418fb843f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a09418fb843f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kyle Oliveira<\/strong>, a UMaine PhD student who has worked at <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>, was highlighted in the <strong>University of Maine News<\/strong> about his research learning more about great white sharks from <strong>environmental DNA<\/strong> (eDNA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to know whether eDNA can tell a full story about habitat suitability,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we understand where sharks are likely to be and why, that can help both science and management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/umaine-doctoral-enrollment-reaches-record-high-for-10th-year-five-students-share-why-they-chose-maine\/\">Check Out the Full Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Oliveira, a UMaine PhD student who has worked at Bigelow Laboratory, was highlighted in the University of Maine News about his research learning more about great white sharks from environmental DNA (eDNA). \u201cI want to know whether eDNA can tell a full story about habitat suitability,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we understand where sharks are 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