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 ...
Tag: Metabarcoding
Giant Clams Keep Their Algal Partners Close Even When Moved Across Philippine Reefs
A comprehensive survey of Philippine giant clams reveals that host species identity, not environmental conditions, primarily shapes their algal symbiont ...
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 ...
Flexible partnerships help a rare lichen survive toxic rocky islands
A new study reveals that the ultramafic specialist lichen Solenopsora liparina survives on toxic, metal-rich rocks through flexible, climate-structured partnerships ...
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 ...
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 ...
Diatom DNA Metabarcoding Transforms Aquatic Biodiversity and Bioassessment
Deep beneath the surface of every river, lake and ocean, an invisible army of microscopic algae is quietly recording the ...
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 ...
A feast of aphids: assessing the detectability of prey aphid DNA inside ladybeetle predators using taxon-specific metabarcoding
Aphid DNA from multiple species was detected up to seventy-two hours post-ingestion and up to one hundred hours following cessation ...
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 ...
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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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