Insects don’t talk, but new DNA-based technologies are helping to tell their stories.
Researchers unlock clues about vertebrate diversity by examining arthropod samplesWritten by Christina Lynggaard, Martin Nielsen, Luisa Santos-Bay, Markus Gastauer, Guilherme Oliveira and Kristine Bohmann
The celebrities of the microcosmos aren’t always easy to find: detecting tardigrades in environmental DNA
The hidden diversity of tardigrades is being uncovered in Norwegian forests using DNA barcoding and metabarcoding
Discovering a resilient and hyperdiverse midge fly fauna in a Singaporean swamp forest
Researchers uncover a highly unique and diverse chironomid community in a Singaporean swamp forest highlighting the importance of these ecosystems and the power of Next-Generation Sequencing for biomonitoring efforts.
Starving for data and more: what rangers and scientists stand to learn from one another in South Africa
A one-year pilot biomonitoring program in Kruger National Park, South Africa – the Kruger Malaise Program – reignites rangers’ energy about biodiversity conservation.
The deep connection between soil microbes and trees: DNA metabarcoding and reforestation
Forest restoration can be better facilitated by considering the diversity and biomass of soil microbiomes
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ILLUMINATING THE SCIENCE, STORIES, AND PEOPLE DRIVING DNA BARCODING RESEARCH
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How a tropical country can DNA barcode itself
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