Breakthrough Institute prize
…made a major contribution to realizing a future where all the world’s inhabitants can enjoy secure, free, prosperous, and fulfilling lives on an ecologically vibrant planet.” Jesse was chosen “in…
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How many plant species are there? Facing success, some taxonomists falter
…and drudgery. Carrying out identifications for colleagues at home and round the world is time consuming and uncompensated. The use of barcoding would free up people to do their own…
DNA barcoding maps unknowns in Iraq
…named caddisfly species worldwide) related to moths and butterflies, with larval stages that develop in freshwater. Sometimes emulated by trout fishermen making lures, caddisfly larvae construct “mobile homes” by gluing…
Our paper on “Working
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Establishing a DNA standard barcode for land plants
Plant researchers from 11 world herbaria are investigating DNA regions for their potential as barcodes for land plant species. From the project rationale: “although the mitochondrial gene region, CO1 (…
New genus and species of Bryozoan named for Jesse Ausubel
…recent (plus 15 fossil). The Jessethoa page in the World Registry of Marine Species The Jessethoa ausubeli page in the World Registry of Marine Species On behalf of the entire…
Labelling specimens and species with standardized DNA sequences
…rate, a world key for the 5500 known Odonates would run to 15,000 pages. The recondite language that is required to describe morphologic detail in this and other keys makes…
Gizmodo on populations
…a simple question to a handful of relevant experts. This week’s question is: Is the world overpopulated? Jesse Ausubel draws on our carrying capacity work to offer an answer: https://earther.gizmodo.com/is-the-world-really-overpopulated-1834854464…
Short video about passive acoustic monitoring for ocean life
The International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE) in 2023 gave birth to World Ocean Passive Acoustic Monitoring (WOPAM) Day. The excellent 2024 WOPAM Day video can be seen at https://x.com/GLUBS1/status/1798995048522277190. The…
Knowing the unknowable
350 years ago Anthony van Leeuwenhoek explored the living world around (and within!) him using tiny, powerful, single lens microscopes. He discovered “tiny animacules” including what we now know as…