Learning about lichens with DNA
In 1867 Swiss botanist Simon Schwendener was the first to recognize that lichens were symbiotic associations of fungi and algae (or, as subsequently discovered, cyanobacteria) (for more info, try this…
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Test flying DNA barcode identification
…studying invertebrates). The C. livia cytb sequence naturally matches most closely with C. livia, with C. rupestris as the sister species, the same pattern as with COI (in tree at…
Reflecting on the passing of Norton Zinder
Pioneering microbiologist Norton Zinder, a great friend of the Program for the Human Environment, passed away 3 February 2012. Nicholas Wade recapped Norton’s career beautifully for the New York Times….
Census of Marine Microbes’ new evolution paper
Co-authors of the new widely reported PNAS paper “Sulfur-cycling fossil bacteria from the 1.8-Ga Duck Creek Formation provide promising evidence of evolution’s null hypothesis” include our close Chilean collaborators, Victor…
Jesse on Radio about CoML
The radio show Earth/Sky posts interviews with Jesse about the Census of Marine Life….
Barcoding Highlights 2013
PHE-ers Mark Stoeckle, Jesse Ausubel, and Paul Waggoner put together Barcoding Life Highlights 2013 in recognition of the Fifth International Barcode of Life Conference opening shortly in Kunming. This eight…
Leonardo Madrid Exhibition
“Leonardo da Vinci: the faces of the genius,” an exhibition curated by our esteemed colleague in the Leonardo DNA Project, Christian Galvez, opens in Madrid on 30 November. Team members…
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…
Taxonomy disentanglement
…two hierarchical levels above family), average and maximum distances are only 20% and 33%, respectively (I generated bird stats by merging public projects in BOLD and running “Distance Summary.”) I…
Fish DNA Barcode CBS morning show
…Stoeckle appeared on the CBS Morning Show discussing “Shocking Sushi Secrets” based on Kate and Louisa Straus’ study of fish identity using DNA barcoding. The 4-minute video is at: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4377085n%253fsource=search_video…