DNA helps sort out really big animals, crowding Ark
…how finely divided animal biodiversity is. Wilson and Reeder’s Mammal Species of the World, Third Edition lists 5,419 species, so this appears to be an achievable goal for our mammalian…
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Mitochondrial DNA’s unique power
…which leads to more rapid sorting of differences among genetically isolated populations. Analysis of real-world data in 45 studies of differences among and within avian species confirms this expectation, ie…
Helping reveal relationships among species
…least a preliminary look at genetic relationships for large numbers of species (so far 2,393 avian species (24% of world birds) have barcode records in BOLD). This could be exciting!…
Jesse Ausubel named Fellow of American Geographical Society
…Ausubel on the 20thof November during the AGS Fall Symposium, Geography 2050: Exploring our Future in an Urbanized World, to be held at Columbia University. Here is the press release….
Wired, Scientific American highlight DNA-based future of species identification
…are also clever traps to catch all the people in the world whose curiosity impels them toward data as if toward light.” An article in October 2008 Scientific American, with…
Everyday DNA
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,…
Plant specialists work towards standardization
…species level may often approach 100%, because closely-related congeneric species are not present. The effort to establish a standardized genetic library of DNA barcodes for world’s plants is moving ahead….
The Seasons 2-minute teaser
…and then the emergence of humans, led to the natural world as we know it. Filmed over a four-year period in the national parks and animal reserves of Poland, Romania,…
Voucher and collection information in GenBank records
…tissue collection in the world with about 40,000 specimens; searching “LSU AND aves[organism] AND voucher” returned only 1,148 records, which seems likely to underrepresent the museum’s contribution. Results for some…
Discovery Magazine CoML
Discover Magazine named the Census of Marine Life one of “The Six Most Important Experiments in the World” in its December 2007 issue. We are proud to have helped create…