"NASA-sponsored start-ups developed portable microbial detection technology to support nature-based climate change solutions at KAUST." 

"The innovative devices being tested at KAUST’s Coral Probiotic Village and mangroves will improve the quality of the microbiome data obtained from coral reefs and extreme environments by increasing the diversity of microbes that can be recovered from the environmental samples." (MEMSustainability 2023)

Please read more at

https://memuknews.com/sustainability/environmental/kaust-deploys-portable-dna-extraction-technology-for-marine-conservation/