Reposted by Lavanya Vythalingam Bento Bio 🧬 @bento.bio · 26/11/2024For aquatic eDNA enthusiasts, here’s an interesting and useful review of the last 10 years in the field by Takahashi et al. (2023), covering 407 articles and including 522 single-species primers and 141 metabarcoding primers. 192
Reposted by Lavanya Vythalingam Owen S. Wangensteen @owenwangensteen.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Optimist: the glass is half full. Pessimist: the glass is half empty. #eDNA biologist: the glass contains DNA of 80 fish species and 1400 Eukaryotic amplicon sequence variants of COI. #biodiversity 🦑 824313
Reposted by Lavanya Vythalingam William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Here’s the playlist for the 42 ecological and conservation concept videos. Perfect for falling asleep at night. Enjoy! youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comConcepts in ecology and conservation - YouTubeFundamental concepts that help understand the natural world and how to conserve it. 14720
Reposted by Lavanya Vythalingam Kristy Deiner @alpineedna.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Stray #eDNA is all around us! www.sciencenews.org/article/edna...sciencenews.orgStray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservationEnvironmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA. 02612
Reposted by Lavanya Vythalingam Armita R. Manafzadeh @armanafzadeh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Thrilled to share: out in @natureportfolio.bsky.social (!) just in time for Thanksgiving, the dinosaurian history of how your turkey does the twist. Fibular reduction enabled mid-drumstick mobility, unlocking extreme knee long-axis rotation in theropods 🍗🦖🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08251-w 261217324