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Austen Thomas

@scatdna.bsky.social
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Molecular Division Director - Smith-Root (views my own); Inventor of SR eDNA Sampler Backpack, Self-preserving eDNA filters, eDNA Citizen Scientist sampler, eDNA Autosampler

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Austen Thomas @scatdna.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"Smith-Root eDNA filters (1.2 μm pore size) significantly increased eDNA detection probability and signal strength." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Austen Thomas @scatdna.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"The goal? To conduct a census of every major river and drainage in Washington over the next seven years." With eDNA!! 🎉 wdfw.medium.com/washingtons-...
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Washington’s rivers, revealed: Cutting-edge project to map the aquatic biodiversity of every river…
In a groundbreaking effort to better understand and protect Washington’s native freshwater fish, shellfish, and amphibians, Washington…
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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
In the wise words from one of the best tide poolers I know: “All the world is but a lump, and we are merely suckers.”
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Rapid identification of invasive Brook Trout through CRISPR-based environmental DNA detection. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 00, 1–1. doi.org/10.1002/tafs...
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AFS Publications
Impact statement Brook Trout invasions in the Pacific Northwest highlight continued struggles with managing nonnative species. We deployed a rapid CRISPR-Cas12a-based environmental DNA detection pr...
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 17/12/2024
🤖🌊🌋 During a research cruise off #AmericanSamoa last summer, #Mesobot made 4 daring dives into the active #underwatervolcano Vailulu’u! In a first for the #autonomousvehicle, it entered the caldera to gather images + #eDNA samples. 📸 Nova West © Ocean Exploration Trust
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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 06/12/2024
Nice writeup on PhD student Sadie Roth's recent winning poster at The Wildlife Society wildlife.org/doctoral-can...
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Doctoral candidates recognized for presentations during #TWS2024  - The Wildlife Society
Gilia Patterson’s and Sadie Roth’s presentations stood out among hundreds at the TWS Annual Conference
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Allan McDevitt @shrewgod.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Setting up some #eDNA controls with the metaprobe in the Galway Atlantaquaria for our work on monitoring Irish elasmobranchs
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Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I always recommend Katy Klymus et al 2020 as the best reference for species-specific assays. app.jove.com/v/61825/deve...
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Development and Testing of Species-specific Quantitative PCR Assays for Environmental DNA Applications
Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Development and Testing of Species-specific Quantitative PCR Assays for Environmental DNA Applications at JoVE.com
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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 25/11/2024
Can anyone out there recommend useful tips, references, or softwares for species-specific ddPCR assay design? #eDNA 🌎🧪
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Austen Thomas @scatdna.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Fun with process diagrams today. I find these graphics oddly enjoyable to work on. 🤓
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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 23/11/2024
@scatdna.bsky.social do you think your backpack will work for airborne #eDNA? We will let you know what we find out...
Lakeside airborne #eDNA collection
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McLane Research Laboratories @mclanelabs.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Ocean #eDNA is front and center. McLane has been in this space for over decade: the RoCSI, PPS, SUPR and the RAS. buff.ly/3OjZU52
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Matthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 15/11/2024
Love seeing the influx of users coming over from that other site! For those of you interested in environmental DNA (#eDNA), I have made a Feed for that: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Austen Thomas @scatdna.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
An excellent field validation study by USGS demonstrating the potential implementation of automated #eDNA sampling for routine species monitoring. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Field Trials of an Autonomous eDNA Sampler in Lotic Waters
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has become a transformative technology, but sample collection methods lack standardization and sampling at effective frequencies requires considerable field effort. A...
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ednacollab.bsky.social @ednacollab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Who else is attending the Southern eDNA Society #eDNA conference in Wellington in February?? We will be there!!! 🧬(Also, they have a promo code for NZ air - "EDNA25"!) ✈️
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Florian Leese @leeselab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Let‘s try a #metabarcoding starter pack to nucleate people interested. Welcome molecular #biodiversity monitoring people. Let’s try to keep us posted on updates regarding papers, projects, methods. Happy weekend.☀️#eDNA go.bsky.app/Qvqgknp
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Austen Thomas @scatdna.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Test post. #eDNA Autosamplers at MBARI. eDNA robots are cool.
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Dr.Kat Stewart @ecoevoedna.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q
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Austen Thomas @scatdna.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hello World. I'm here for the eDNA.
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