…DNA barcodes) for the world’s macrolepidoptera”, which “would be a wonderful lever for bringing new resources into the field.” A central theme echoed in many of the pieces is the…
…and limit public access to biological knowlege. The DNA barcode initiative, together with the Encyclopedia of Life which includes digitizing the world’s taxonomic literature are creating powerful new ways of…
On 26 October 2012, Monmouth University (New Jersey) named Jesse Ausubel the 2012 National Champion of the Ocean. We are honored to join lustrous company and appreciate that the award…
As Dirk Steinke’s recent blog post demonstrated, since the seminal 2003 Proc Royal Soc London B Biol Sci paper by Hebert, Cywinska, Ball, and DeWaard, barcoders around the world have…
COI barcodes aim to enable identification of species, assigning unknown specimens to known species, and helping flag genetically divergent organisms that may represent new species. Might barcodes also help understand…
GPS devices for civilian use were first introduced 1982. The TI 4100 from Texas Instrument Company cost $150,000, weighed 50 lbs, and had heavy demand from land surveyors (GPS World,…
A 2-minute trailer for the new Jacques Perrin/Galatee film, The Seasons, shares great footage from the film, which opens 27 January in France, and soon after elsewhere. Jesse has served…
…absurd when applied to the large number of animal species that show low intraspecific variation. For example 97% of the 263 world cowrie species show constrained intraspecific variation (Meyer and…
What lives in soil? In August 2009 Pesq Agropec Bras (open access) an international cohort of 10 researchers from Canada, France, US, Taiwan, and Russia examine prospects for speeding assessment…
24 March 2021 Jesse Ausubel formed part of a lively 70-minute panel discussion on Oceans with: Ms. Maya Gabeira, Big Wave Surfer, 2X World Record Holder, Oceana Ambassador Mr. Romain…