Unable to decide between Spain or France to apply for your dream #metabarcoding postdoc? Why not both? Position with Frédérique Viard Xavier Turon & Sophie Arnaud-Haond on Project BIOcean5D. #marine #eDNA #environmental #bioinformatics Apply soon! Position is open until filled.

Unlocking the secrets of groundwater organisms with #eDNA! From detecting cryptic species to studying whole communities, eDNA offers a promising approach. Yet, challenges remain, like the need for reference sequences and suitable primers. 👉bit.ly/3ULexm2

Job opportunity🎉 The Ancient DNA unit Ancient DNA Unit is looking for a research engineer in ancient DNA analysis 🦴🦷🧬👩‍🔬 Join us in the lab! Apply here su.se/english/about-… Info on the unit scilifelab.se/units/ancient-… RT please 🙏

#joinourteam #PhDopportunity PhD on: Optimising molecular techniques (#eDNA) for #monitoring bycatch of endangered #sharks and #rays in the #NortheastAtlantic This is part of the Marine Beacon Project Deadline: 8th March 2024 gmit.ie/research/postg… All-Atlantic Ocean Research & Innovation Alliance

From water quality to fish diversity: citizen scientists make a difference in the River Bure! 🐟👩‍🔬 Volunteers joined forces with experts to co-design an #eDNA-based study, shedding light on the health of this vital chalk stream in Norfolk, England. 👉bit.ly/3UF9qnM

Comparison of traditional and molecular surveys of fish biodiversity in southern Te Wāhipounamu/Fiordland (Aotearoa/New Zealand) #eDNA #environmentalDNA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ed…

#OpenCall from our European Reference Genome Atlas stream! 📣 Are you researching #biodiversity #conservation or investigating how sustainably managed #species contribute to our #bioeconomy? 👉Then we're looking for you! More info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2024/03/05/ope… Apply before March 13th! European Research Executive Agency

For anyone interested in metabarcoding plants, here’s a new super-useful publication from Espinosa Prieto et al. (2024) validating the most commonly used plant metabarcoding primers through in-silico validation and experimental in-vitro testing using a mock community. Starting

Reminder that I'll be running a second edition of my Ecological forecasting in R workshop in May this year. Learn to use #mgcv, #mvgam and #brms to analyse complex ecological time series and produce meaningful insights #rstats physalia-courses.org/courses-worksh…

🚨New Paper🚨 "Use of #eDNA to Determine Source Locations of Deadly Jellyfish (Cubozoa) in an Open Coastal System" This study reinforces prior findings, showcasing putative polyp detection and C. fleckeri having population stocks of small spatial scales mdpi.com/2673-964X/4/1/…

Here’s a very cool study using eDNA metabarcoding of marine biodiversity in a South African kelp forest that demonstrates the power of the method and how little we know about life in the seas! Kelp forests harbour a high diversity of species, and they are sensitive to

🧬🦈🌊 New study reveals the urgency of regulate the trade of sharks and rays in Brazil. A Meta-Analysis of all studies using DNA based methods to track trade of elasmobranchs identified 64 species being commercialized, being 83% threatened ones (IUCN). Check the key highlights:

Celebrating Michelle Scriver 🧬 and the publication of her third PhD chapter with the fourth currently in review 🙌 Michelle’s work has greatly advanced our knowledge on the use of eDNA and eRNA for marine biosecurity applications 🧬 doi.org/10.1002/edn3.5…

New guidelines for #eDNA testing in Australia and New Zealand! Developed in collaboration with experts and stakeholders, these documents aim to standardize methods, ensuring quality and confidence in eDNA-based results. #eDNA #biodiversity #conservation bit.ly/3TyLIZ2

More #bird #phylogenomics: A 21 Mb chunk of DNA has strongly misleading signal from the remainder of the genome. This was only possible because we had characterized phylogenetic signal across the entire genome. How many more cases like this are out there? pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

This is probably one of the prettiest tree figures I’ve seen! 😍 Congratulations on another fantastic paper Josefin Stiller 🦜🦉

Optimised PCR assays for detecting elusive waterfowl from environmental DNA #eDNA #environmentalDNA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

AirDNA abstracts closing soon! Calling all airDNA researchers! Join us for a 2-day airDNA intensive workshop June 3 & 4 in Canberra, AUS Register now – tinyurl.com/sednas ABSTRACTS due 12 April!

Here’s one way to increase the concentration of limited very low concentration DNA in a PCR: dry up to 10 μL of DNA extract in the bottom of a PCR tube, and then do a reduced volume PCR of 15 μL to 5 uL. This method comes from Gaines et al. (2002), who investigated the role of