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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Scientists 'Hunting' for the Loch Ness Monster Will Test the Lake's DNA [Watch (HLS stream): Scientists 'Hunting' for the Loch Ness Monster Will Test the Lake's DNA](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/58QnAgv1.m3u8) (0:59)  _Published 2018-05-23. The legend of “Nessie” may have no place left to hide. A New Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the lake next month, where they will take samples of the murky waters and conduct DNA tests to determine what species live there._ --- Jul 28, 2023 12:00 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Scientist: DNA Samples Suggest Famed 'Loch Ness Monster' Might Be a Giant Eel. Or Maybe There's Just Lots of Regular-Sized Eel in the Loch?](/video/RRKYp3om/) ### Scientist: DNA Samples Suggest Famed 'Loch Ness Monster' Might Be a Giant Eel. Or Maybe There's Just Lots of Regular-Sized Eel in the Loch? 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And in the case of the Loch Ness monster of course, we'll be testing hypotheses about whether or not there's this giant, scaly, reptilian creature that people claim they've seen. So based on its DNA sequence, if it looks like something that fits into the reptilian part of the tree of life, we should be able to figure that out as opposed to whether it's a fish, or whether it's a bird, or a Plant or what have you. So we can use this process called [ UNKNOWN ] genetics to figure out exactly where should it sit within the tree of life ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Scientists 'Hunting' for the Loch Ness Monster Will Test the Lake's DNA","description":"The legend of “Nessie” may have no place left to hide. 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