Global Scientists Push for eDNA Standards That Everyone Can Actually Use
A new study gathers perspectives from Global South researchers to argue that international eDNA standards must be adaptable, regionally supported ...
Tag: Metabarcoding
Which DNA Marker Best Identifies Marine Fish? A Landmark Benchmark Puts eDNA Barcoding to the Test
A comprehensive benchmark of 12S, 16S and COI markers reveals that no single DNA fragment reliably identifies all marine fish ...
Australian Scientists Merge DNA Sequencing and Taxonomy to Identify Ants
Australian researchers have developed a workflow combining non-destructive DNA extraction, Illumina and Nanopore sequencing, and expert morphological identification to screen ...
Tides Leave Little Trace on Fish eDNA Signals in Japanese Coastal Waters
A two-peninsula study across temperate and tropical Japanese coastlines shows that tidal phase has only a minor effect on fish ...
Bead-Beating Boosts Lichen Detection in eDNA Studies
A new study shows that bead-beating homogenization significantly improves lichen species detection in environmental DNA metabarcoding, outperforming non-homogenized methods in ...
Plant Traits and Phylogeny Shape Leaf Fungal Communities
A common garden experiment reveals that plant phylogeny, mycorrhizal type, and leaf traits significantly shape the diversity and composition of ...
New DNA Library Improves Freshwater Biod Monitoring
Freshwater ecosystems across Europe are under increasing pressure from human activities, leading to significant biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. To ...
DNA Barcodes Reveal Hidden Species Splits in Pachygrapsus Shore Crabs
A new DNA barcoding study of Pachygrapsus shore crabs reveals a clear species-level barcoding gap, unusually high intraspecific variation, and ...
Incubating stream creatures in buckets sharpens eDNA biodiversity checks
A field test of three eDNA and eRNA strategies in German streams shows that briefly incubating collected animals in water ...
Long Nanopore reads sharpen protist diversity surveys and cut sequencing noise
A new pipeline called BaNaNA shows that Nanopore long-read sequencing can match Illumina metabarcoding for protist diversity surveys while offering ...
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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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