Counting angels with DNA: update
“It is impossible to describe biological diversity with traditional approaches. Molecular methods are the way forward–especially, perhaps in the form of DNA barcodes” observed Mark Blaxter in a 2003 Nature…
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On Sparing Farmland and Spreading Forest
We post Jesse’s “On Sparing Farmland and Spreading Forest.” Prepared as a plenary talk for the September 2001 Denver convention of the Society of American Foresters, it was not delivered…
Marine Census lecture
The Carnegie Capital Science Evening 18 October 2012 was devoted to the Census of Marine Life. Jesse Ausubel’s lecture “Every Fish in the Sea: Findings of the 1st Census of…
High school students help demonstrate practicality, utility of DNA barcoding
High school students in San Diego are using DNA barcoding to survey life in San Diego Bay, ranging from invasive mussels, to gastropod egg masses on eel grass, zooplankton and…
In May 2001 IIASA
In May 2001 IIASA sponsored a meeting in Helsinki about the Institute for its Nordic members. Jesse spoke about why IIASA has mattered in general and in particular its role…
Virtual University: The second version
The second version (more features, fewer bugs) of the university simulator, Virtual U., debuted 1 February at a workshop at the U. of Pennsylvania for about two dozen schools using…
Summer hiatus
I will be away from Blog until mid-August….
The History of DNA Barcoding Video
Mark is interviewed by DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on how barcoding went from an idea in 2003 to more than 1 million barcoded specimens in 2011. T…
Macroscopes for Science lecture
On Tuesday 6 November Jesse Ausubel delivered the Enrico Fermi Colloquium on “Macroscopes for Science” at the University of Florence, Italy, hosted by laser expert Roberto Bini. The hour-long audio…
Interview about ocean observation
An interview with Jesse Ausubel appears in the 9th newsletter of the alumni network for the oceans of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, pp. 15-16. Jesse teamed…