New eDNA Test Detects Elusive Dugongs From a Bottle of Seawater
Scientists have developed and validated a species-specific qPCR assay that detects dugong environmental DNA in seawater, offering a non-invasive tool ...
Tag: environmental DNA
Global Task Force Moves to Set International Standards for eDNA Biodiversity Monitoring
An international team of eDNA researchers has launched a task force to develop inclusive global standards for environmental DNA biodiversity ...
Hidden in an orchid’s roots, scientists uncover an entirely new order of fungi
Scientists have formally described Reflexicalyptrales, an entirely new order of Basidiomycota fungi discovered inside the mycorrhizae of a Japanese orchid ...
eDNA Metabarcoding Gets a Tuning Kit: New Study Standardizes How We Read the Ocean’s Genetic Fingerprints
A new study compares extraction protocols and polymerase enzymes for marine vertebrate eDNA metabarcoding and introduces the open-source MVeM bioinformatics ...
From Watching to Acting: How Precision Science Could Reshape Ocean Governance Before It Is Too Late
A University of Malta-led editorial in Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability argues that precision science, ecosystem-specific law, and adaptive governance must ...
Bog fungi hide in plain sight: litter, roots and wood dwarf peat’s hidden riches
Metabarcoding of peat, litter, wood and mycorrhizal roots in a Siberian raised bog reveals roughly 11,500 fungal species hypotheses, with ...
Camera Traps Outperform eDNA for Wildlife Monitoring at Livestock-Wildlife Interfaces
A new study across 13 Spanish farms finds that camera traps detect far more wildlife species than environmental DNA metabarcoding, ...
European Mudminnow Slides Toward Extinction as Wetlands Collapse Across the Danube Basin
A major 30-year update on the European mudminnow reveals dramatic range contraction, hidden relict populations, and a case for upgrading ...
Environmental DNA Reveals Hidden Breeding Secrets of Korea’s Clawed Salamanders
A year-long study combining environmental DNA analysis with field surveys reveals that two Korean clawed salamander species follow strikingly different ...
Pocket-Sized DNA Sequencer Tracks Toxic Algal Blooms in Real Time
Researchers used handheld nanopore long-read sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene to detect eleven harmful algal bloom taxa across Florida's ...
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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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