DNA helps save sharks
…Finning Prohibition Act of 2000 made this practice illegal in all U.S. waters, finning remains legal in most parts of the world.” In The USA regulations prohibit possession of any…
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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
…Here I focus on one technical aspect of DNA barcoding amphibians, namely designing primers that amplify the target sequence from a broad range of species. Previous research had shown remarkable…
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…
Finish for trains and start for maglevs?
…a new technology like the steamship appears, the old one makes a final spurt to beat it. Recall the magnificent China clippers of the 1890s, the fastest sailing vessels ever….
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…
Commercial opportunities
…that DNA barcode detection of food fraud (not just fish) was front-page news in Washington Post in March 2010 and the potential educational market is also large. I look forward…
Deep Carbon Observatory discoveries
…together. Here are news stories about the discoveries by Reuters, The Independent newspaper, EFE (the Spanish news wire), and New Energy and Fuel. And in Chinese and Russian. …
Leonardo DNA Project in National Geographic
Leonardo DNA Project in the news The Leonardo DNA Project features on pages 49 and 54-55 of Claudia Kalb’s article about genius in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic…