Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/20/2013 - 03:22

Hi my name is Tim and I am from Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, Florida. I am currently taking a Marine Science course and was wondering what kinds of tools you use to do the research.

Justin Kendhammer

Hi Tim,Soil researchers use many different tools. Some very common, scoops for soil, zip lock bags, falcon tubes, and scales. They also use some very complex equipment and programs like DNA and RNA extraction kits, centrifuges, radioactive water, Co2 detection devices, and a host of statistical analysis tools.Thanks for the question.Justin