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Program for the Human Environment

Area of Research: DNA Barcoding

Structural analysis of biodiversity

Barcoding Life: Ten Reasons

Taxonomy, DNA, and the bar code of life

Bridging two scholarly islands enriches both: COI DNA barcodes for species identification versus human mitochondrial variation for the study of migrations and pathologies

TreeParser-Aided Klee Diagrams Display Taxonomic Clusters in DNA Barcode and Nuclear Gene Datasets

Commercial Teas Highlight Plant DNA Barcode Identification Successes and Obstacles

Why Should Mitochondria Define Species?

The DNA They Leave Behind

September 17, 2019October 30, 2024
The DNA They Leave Behind

Marine eDNA’s rapid progress and future potential highlighted by science writer Cheryl Lyn Dybas in September 2019 Oceanography, including commentary from Jesse Ausubel and Mark Stoeckle, and drawing on last November’s Rockefeller-Monmouth-sponsored National Conference on Marine eDNA.

Posted in News, DNA Barcoding

CSM article on eDNA

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

The Christian Science Monitor posted an article Message in a bottle: Forensics meets marine science with eDNA that features the work of PHE researcher Dr. Mark Stoeckle and highlights PHE’s ongoing collaboration with the New Jersey Bureau of Marine Fisheries and researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).

Posted in News, Aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA), DNA Barcoding

Gowanus eDNA

August 13, 2019November 15, 2021
Our Gowanus eDNA Project, carried out with RockEDU SSRP high school student Alla Zeidyyeh, found surprisingly diverse DNA evidence–19 fish species–in the Canal, including the endangered shortnose sturgeon. The project is featured on Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Instagram page
The summary slide is also here.
Posted in News, Aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA), DNA Barcoding

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What’s New

  • Leonardo DNA in Science magazine January 6, 2026
  • PHE high school intern presents to international eDNA meeting in Japan December 22, 2025
  • Leonardo Da Vinci DNA Project public website November 24, 2025
  • Mark & Jesse give NOAA Webinar on Urban estuary eDNA November 19, 2025
  • On Trump’s Higher Ed Compact November 7, 2025
  • Climate change viewed from the 1890s October 20, 2025
  • Jesse on Decouple podcast October 14, 2025
  • “Cosmic View of Life” paper and video released September 4, 2025

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