Rainwater flowing down trees reveals mammal DNA in pioneering zoo study
Researchers have shown for the first time that rainwater flowing down tree trunks can be collected and analyzed to detect ...
Tag: environmental DNA
Canada’s Amphibians Face a Silent Crisis as 68 Percent Slide Toward Extinction
A new review finds 68 percent of Canada's amphibian species are at risk, with habitat loss, climate change, and pollution ...
PCR-free eDNA metagenomics outperforms metabarcoding for fish biodiversity surveys
A new study comparing Oxford Nanopore metabarcoding and PCR-free metagenomics reveals primer bias, species masking, and a surprisingly effective cigarette-filter ...
New Bee-Specific DNA Primers Reveal Hidden Pollinators on Flowers
A newly developed bee-specific DNA primer pair called BeePrime doubles bee detections from floral environmental DNA and uncovers more than ...
National DNA Barcoding Networks Take Center Stage in Global Biodiversity Monitoring Push
A new study synthesizes experiences from twenty countries to reveal how national DNA barcoding nodes are built, governed, and sustained ...
Brazil’s Silent Battle Against Barriga d’Água: Why Schistosomiasis Refuses to Disappear
A new review reveals that Brazil's schistosomiasis burden is shifting toward aging chronic patients and entrenched transmission pockets, demanding integrated ...
Molecular Bycatch: How Unwanted DNA Detections Reshape Environmental DNA Analysis
A new study shows that non-target DNA detections, or molecular bycatch, can fundamentally alter the ecological interpretation of environmental DNA ...
Pumps, Passive Samplers and Patchy DNA: How Eel eDNA Detection Hinges on Method and Place
A New Zealand study shows that eel eDNA detection in turbid lakes depends strongly on sampling method, location and species, ...
Soil DNA Reveals a Hidden Dry-Adapted World Beneath Colombia’s Tropical Dry Forests
Environmental DNA from 11 Colombian forest sites shows that drought-tolerant microbes dominate tropical dry forest soils, while larger soil animals ...
Cheap Nanopore Trick Reads 1,000-Base eDNA Fragments, Revealing Hidden Fish Lineages
A low-cost nanopore sequencing method recovers 1,000-base-pair mitochondrial fragments from river water eDNA, revealing fine-scale population structure of Japanese loaches ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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