Switch energy film
Scott Tinker and Harry Lynch have made the documentary film ever about the world energy system, Switch. Jesse Ausubel was privileged to advise a bit on the film. The excellent…
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PHE during COVID-19: IQOE, COVID game, deep carbon science
…how the present quieting of the world economy may advance research in marine sound. High-quality observations of the ocean soundscape, as well as possibly related behavior of marine life during…
Cars and Civilization auf Deutsch
The essay Cars and Civilization by Jesse Ausubel has been translated into German by Thilo Spahl and appears (with fewer illustrations) in Thilo’s 2018 book Around the World in 80…
All Birds Barcoding Initiative (ABBI) flight update
Bird barcodes fly in. So far, researchers have deposited 3308 avian COI barcodes from about 800 species, which represents 8% of world birds, to the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD)…
Secret Forests of El Salvador
…the article is: Hecht, S.B., S. Kandel, I. Gomez, N. Cuellar, and H. Rosa. 2006. Globalization, Forest Resurgence, and Environmental Politics in El Salvador, World Development, Vol. 34 (2), February….
Our paper on eDNA as bioassay of Anthropocene published
The new journal based in China, The Innovation, has published the Thaler-Ausubel-Stoeckle paper on Human and domesticated animal environmental DNA as bioassays of the Anthropocene in their “Out of the…
Optimizing PCR primers for amphibian COI sequences
…36 of 38 (95%) amplified, although there was only 50-70% success for the individual COI primer pairs. The authors did not attempt to design new primers for amphibians. They concluded…
Solving puzzles of mitochondrial variation within and among species
…on Stewart et al’s research putting it in the context of mitochondrial and evolutionary biology, and suggesting next steps. Among others, he notes “the new mouse study also begs new…
DNA speeds discovery of overlooked species
…been carried out, these genetic clusters usually show ecological and behavioral differences and sometimes previously overlooked morphological distinctions, consistent with species-level status. In short, DNA analysis speeds discovery of new…
Biology in Art
The Leonardo Da Vinci DNA Project opened our eyes to the possibilities (inevitability!) of exciting new discoveries by integrating new tools of genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology into studies of…