The reports and mystery surrounding the Loch Ness Monster have resurfaced. A team of scientists from New Zeland is the real focus of the news as they try to solve the mystery of the Monster in the Scottish Lake. According to the lead scientist, Neil Gemmell, the public imagination with research on a prehistoric Monster is the real reason why he and his team are looking for scientific evidence in the lake.
Using eDNA, a relatively new DNA technique, the team has concluded its research on the Monster. The environmental DNA is a genetic material which animals leave behind in the environment. Using environmental DNA, scientists can easily learn about a habitat without disturbing the underlying environment. Scientists using the new technique hope that it will change how they study nature.
The results of the research indicate that people may be taking a giant Eel as a Loch Ness Monster. Neil believes that he has a sort of conclusive proof that there is no Loch Ness Monster in the lake as his DNA technique covers everything from a large amphibian to the smallest bacteria in the lake.
People are still skeptical of the claim because sightings of Loch Ness Monster have been documented since 500 A.D. The sightings took a new turn in the 1930s when a road was constructed along the lake. People have also claimed to videotaped the monster as recently as 2007. Similarly, there are many fake videos and claims that are regularly exposed by critics. The funniest and the most popular among these is emulating the Monster using a fake submarine and a head mask.
Irrespective of what everyone may think, Niel and his team are adamant that a large Eel is the most plausible explanation of the Loch Ness Monster. These eels have been reported to travel thousands of miles to Scottish Lakes using the sea inlets. The BBC claims that large Eels from the Bahamas are known to migrate to the nearby bodies of water to lay their eggs.
Despite the fact that Neil has carried out one of the most exhaustive scientific studies in search of a Monster, people are hard to convince. At a news conference, Neil was confronted by a reporter who reminded that the largest eel record in the lake was only 12 pounds, which cannot be taken for a Monster. Similarly, Steve Feltham, who holds the Guinness Book of Records distinction of the longest hunt for the Loch Ness Monster, is not impressed either.
It seems that even Science has failed to uncover the mystery of the Loch Ness …
