For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland's Loch Ness have described seeing a creature that some people believe lives deep in the lake. But now the story of “Nessie” -- the Loch Ness Monster -- may have no place to hide. A New Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the lake next month. They plan to take some of the water and study genetic material from the lake to see what species live there. Neil Gemmell is a professor at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. The 51-year-old researcher says he does not believe all the stories about Nessie. But he said he wants to take people on an interesting trip and communicate some science to them along the way. Besides, he added, his children think it is one of the coolest things he has ever done.
Title: Scientists to Use DNA in Search for Loch Ness Monster
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data-start-time='23104' data-end-time='31688'>A New Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the lake next month.</span> <span data-start-time='31688' data-end-time='43417'>They plan to take some of the water and study genetic material from the lake to see what species live there.</span> <span data-start-time='43417' data-end-time='52438'>Neil Gemmell is a professor at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.</span> <span data-start-time='52438' data-end-time='59500'>The 51-year-old researcher says he does not believe all the stories about Nessie.</span> <span data-start-time='59500' data-end-time='69313'>But he said he wants to take people on an interesting trip and communicate some science to them along the way.</span> <span data-start-time='69313' data-end-time='77458'>Besides, he added, his children think it is one of the coolest things he has ever done.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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