Scientist who tested DNA in Loch Ness says recent monster sighting could be 'waves or wind action'

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A scientist who recently carried out a survey on the DNA found in Loch Ness has offered his opinion on the latest sighting video.

Described as being the 'best footage captured for 20 years ', the clip shows something cause a long wake on the surface of the loch, with the witnesses stating that whatever it was was between 20 and 30 feet in length, and appeared to have at least one visible fin which it used to move itself forward.

However, Professor Neil Gemmell, a geneticist at the University of Otago, believes it's unlikely that what the unnamed couple saw was the legendary "monster".Professor Gemmell, who carried out his study of the environmental DNA – the genetic material left behind by organisms as they pass through the loch – in 2018 was speaking to 3AW Radio Station in Australia when he offered his own views on what it might be that they saw.Speaking on the show about his thoughts on the most recent sighting, the top scientist said: "There could be waves or wind action which cause what people see on Loch Ness."It's a big body of water, it's a mysterious body of water, people go there with an expectation they are going to see something weird and that's the way their minds work when they see logs and various other things floating around."This theory mirrors something stated by Zoologist Dr Darren Naish who said the recent sighting is symptomatic of the 'expectant attention' phenomenon surrounding Loch Ness, with people going there expecting to see its monster, meaning if they see anything, they automatically assume it's mysterious.Back in 2018, Professor Gemmell admitted in his findings that the culprit could be a giant eel.Their report found that the sheer quantity of the eel material in the loch led them to be