Medicinal orchids unmasked
…is a large (about 1200 species) genus of orchids widely distributed through east Asia to Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. Over 50 Dendrobium species are used in traditional medicines and…
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River campus
Shown here are PHE members Jesse, Doris, Mark and Alan during a tour of the new addition to the Rockefeller University campus, the River Campus. Thanks to Alex Kogan, Rockefeller…
Loglet Lab 5 beta available for use
…substitution, LogletLab. LogletLab 5, now in beta version, offers new web-based features for single and multiple logistics. We welcome feedback. We plan in the spring to release 5.1 with more…
Leishmaniasis: DNA helps ID vectors, parasite, control agent
…cause of Charles Darwin’s ill health in late life). Depending on the species involved, leishmaniasis manifests as illness ranging from non-healing cutaneous or mouth ulcers (CL) to sometimes fatal visceral…
Nature of the City
We post the polished text of Jesse Ausubel’s 2016 lecture on The Nature of the City as well as the video. For more information see What’s New entries from 19…
Precision agriculture in Wall Street Journal
Robert Paarlberg’s article “The Environmental Upside of Modern Farming” cites our work about land-sparing. Rob has just published a new book Resetting the Table: Straight Talk About the Food We…
Methane hydrates report from UNEP et al.
The executive summary of the new UNEP report on methane hydrates, Frozen Heat, is now available.  The report includes superb visualizations. PHE alumna Nadejda Victor and Jesse Ausubel contributed…
How to make an indentification machine
…to fish, have revealed hidden genetic divergences, in many cases leading to recognition of new species. In fact, DNA barcoding is fast way of screening existing collections for unrecognized species….
Recognizing invasive insects threatening forests
…thereby creating a new silk-producing strain with improved disease resistance (for history, see US Forest Service page). The experiment failed (not surprising given moths are from different families), the colony…
OneNOAA Science Seminar online
Mark Stoeckle presented recent eDNA work assessing marine fish diversity and abundance at OneNOAA Science Seminar Series on August 26, 2020. The recorded presentation and lively discussion is available online…