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PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA
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PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA
Doug and Pam Soltis of the Florida Museum of Natural History were recognized last month as being in the top 1% of highly cited researchers. This year’s list, which was curated and published by the analytical organization Clarivate, lauded researchers from around the world whose work has significantl
Doug and Pam Soltis both got their start when DNA
People often encounter caterpillars in their gardens or walking along a nature trail. Most of us are not even aware that moth caterpillars can also be found in rivers, streams, lakes, or ponds, some living and feeding while completely submerged! These aquatic caterpillars have various adaptations an
Jacob Bethin did DNA extractions and analyses to help
It was home to Native Americans as early as 12,000 B.C., then settlers during the Civil War. Its pine trees contributed to the early 20th century turpentine industry, and for millennia its plants and wildlife have been fueled by an unlikely life source—forest fires. The 9,700-acre Ordway-Swisher
Natural History botanists as part of a survey to DNA
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evolutionary geneticist Doug Soltis explains the DNA
Sea anemones are soft-bodied, underwater predators known for their bright colors, flowerlike arrangement of tentacles and the tendency to eat just about anything they can catch and fit into their mouths. In line with this last trait, researchers examining the gut contents of the giant plumose anemon
The study marks the first time DNA sequencing has been
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PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA
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Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history of DNA
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PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA
Over the course of four weeks this summer, a motley crew of biologists, engineers, entrepreneurs and programmers gathered at predetermined sites within Windsor Nature Park, a 185-acre tropical rainforest located in the heart of Singapore. They’d traveled from all over the world to participate in a o
“Each team had 48 hours to extract and sequence DNA