A Conversation piece on our (@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social @sbirdy.bsky.social) quirky fake spiderweb research for eDNA biomonitoring, just out in time for Halloween. Paper forthcoming! theconversation.com/spiders-insp...

Such a fun study with awesome collaborators! Read the news release ahead of the paper on how fake webs yielded real eDNA hits. Happy Halloween 👻

In massive #collaborative #effort, we assembled published & unpublished #fish 🐟 #eDNA 🧬 metabarcoding datasets, covering ~2000 sampling sites/>100 river systems globally. 🐟 🐠 🐡 🌐 🌍 Now results out in 2 #parallel #preprints @biorxiv-ecology.bsky.social #aquatic #biodiversity #meta-analysis 1/6🧵

#eDNA #eRNA #omics people: would you support the formation of a European Society for Environmental Omics #ESEO? Please share your thoughts in the questionnaire & spread this message! 🙏 Thank you, the ESEO core team! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Development of universal PCR primers for the environmental DNA metabarcoding of cephalopod (Mollueca) diversity #eDNA #environmentalDNA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Rein Brys providing amazing examples for #eDNA as an #invasive species detection tool! #aquaecomics @aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts #eDNA #environmentalDNA www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Local genetic reference sequences can be essential for species specific studies. Applying what worked for a species elsewhere in the world (in this case largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis) may not work where you are!!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A Preprint for our ~$40 USD, open source, 3D printed DNA Fluorometer, the #DIYNAFLUOR, has just been posted to bioRxiv outlining its performance and applications for #eDNA analysis!🦕🧪🧬 A big thanks to all the co-authors! Preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Git tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx #science

Super happy our paper on #eDNA #metabarcoding of North Sea fish using @nanoporetech.com sequencing is finally published in Molecular Ecology Resources: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We officially kicked-off eDNA-OPTIMA. In this project, we deploy samplers on a USV, improve detection of benthic invertebrates, aim to understand how eDNA is transported by ocean currents, etc. @vliznews.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @vlaio.bsky.social

I'm very proud to coordinate this project with this fantastic team. We will gain a lot of insights in how to optimize the use of eDNA for species detection in a complex coastal ecosystem.

Registration is now open for the ForBio/UiO course “Bioinformatics for environmental DNA sequencing” @biovitenskap.bsky.social @drhyfe.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social @ramalok.bsky.social www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours...