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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!

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Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring

Natural spiderwebs are good at capturing DNA from the environment, but artificial webs are cheap and provide better control – without harm to spiders.

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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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Manpreet Dhami

@manpreetkdhami.bsky.social

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 👻

Ang (Angela) McGaughran @angmcgaughran.bsky.social · 27d

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...

Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring

Natural spiderwebs are good at capturing DNA from the environment, but artificial webs are cheap and provide better control – without harm to spiders.

theconversation.com

October 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM

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Florian Altermatt

@florianaltermatt.bsky.social

In massive #collaborative #effort, we assembled published & unpublished #fish 🐟 #eDNA 🧬 metabarcoding datasets, covering ~2000 sampling sites/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🧵

September 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM

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Bettina Thalinger

@bettinathal.bsky.social

#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!
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European Society for Environmental Omics (ESEO)

Dear Environmental Omics enthusiasts! At the AquaEcOmics meeting in Evian (March, 2025), an international group of 35 experts discussed the future of regular European meetings and collaborative effor...

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April 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM

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Moler

@envdna.bsky.social

Development of universal PCR primers for the environmental DNA metabarcoding of cephalopod (Mollueca) diversity

#eDNA #environmentalDNA

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Development of universal PCR primers for the environmental DNA metabarcoding of cephalopod (Mollueca) diversity

Cephalopods play crucial roles in marine ecosystems, acting as both predators and prey for apex predators, thereby contributing to the distribution of…

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March 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM

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Bettina Thalinger

@bettinathal.bsky.social

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

March 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM

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Moler

@envdna.bsky.social

Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts

#eDNA #environmentalDNA

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts

Sawfishes (Pristidae) have been severely impacted by coastal development and unregulated fisheries and are considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have...

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March 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM

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Jonathan Ready

@jonready.bsky.social

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...

Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts

Sawfishes (Pristidae) have been severely impacted by coastal development and unregulated fisheries and are considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have...

www.biorxiv.org

February 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM

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Will Anderson

@willaanderson.bsky.social

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

DIYNAFLUOR: An Affordable DIY Plug-and-Play Nucleic Acid Fluorometer for eDNA Quantification in Resource Limited Settings

Nucleic Acid (NA) fluorometry is widely employed for quantifying environmental DNA (eDNA) samples and their downstream DNA sequencing libraries, owing to its sensitivity, accuracy, and speed. However,...

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December 17, 2024 at 7:04 AM

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Reindert Nijland

@reindertn.bsky.social

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/...

The Long and the Short of It: Nanopore‐Based eDNA Metabarcoding of Marine Vertebrates Works; Sensitivity and Species‐Level Assignment Depend on Amplicon Lengths

To monitor the effect of nature restoration projects in North Sea ecosystems, accurate and intensive biodiversity assessments are vital. DNA-based techniques and especially environmental (e)DNA metab....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

February 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM

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eDNA-OPTIMA

@edna-optima.bsky.social

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

February 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM

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Pascal Hablützel

@pascalhabluetzel.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.

eDNA-OPTIMA @edna-optima.bsky.social · Feb 10

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

February 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM