Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: DNA

A Florida Museum of Natural History researcher has received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation to study endangered moth species in Hawaii that haven’t been seen for nearly 100 years and were believed to be extinct. Assistant curator of Lepidoptera Akito Kawahara and his team will trave
Florida Museum photo by Chris Johns Kawahara and his team plan to map the moths’ DNA

If you eat fruits or vegetables, how often do you think about their history? Former University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Zhen Fan did, as he traced the strawberry back over centuries. In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Fan, now a faculty mem
“The modern strawberry has about four times as much DNA as the most ancient wild

Database Standards Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) (formerly the Taxonomic Database Working Group) – develops standards and protocols for sharing biodiversity data. Darwin Core Schemas and Protocols Access to Biological Collections Data (ABCD) – schema/protocol. Biological
to a variety of data on voucher specimens, taxonomy, bibliography, morphology, DNA

The  mammals collection staff and students contribute to museum exhibits and media presentations about research projects, and students regularly do presentations on their works and public outreach.
In the laboratory, we extract DNA from each louse and use it to compare human louse

Well, 2020 was a wild year! We learned a lot. Not just about science. We learned how important museums are to our community. It has been so amazing to be able to be here (sometimes virtually) with everyone through the wild ride that 2020 turned into! Thank you for spending time with us and lettin
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Science lovers are invited to attend the free Girls Do Science event at the Florida Museum of Natural History on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hosted in celebration of the United Nations’ declaration of Feb. 11 as International Women and Girls in Science Day, the mu
coloring pages highlighting influential female scientists to a step-by-step strawberry DNA

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2017 Austin Award and Bullen Award, given for student research and significant contributions to the development of museum collections and programs. Greg Stull received the Austin Award for his work on molecular botany and
of Greg Stull Photo courtesy of Greg Stull He integrated fossils with modern DNA

Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They’d flown into the local airport from Guam, the United States, Portugal, Spain and Japan, and they’d soon rendezvous with colleagues from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST
Special enzymes pick out the DNA strands, which Carvalho and her team then use to

The McGuire Center hosts numerous visiting researchers throughout the year. With the easing of travel restrictions, the past two months have been an enjoyable and busy time at the Center with several old friends and colleagues stopping by for quick visits while on spring break and others joining us
collection, examined type specimens, selected loan material, and sampled legs for DNA

Florida Museum of Natural History botanist and herbarium curator Norris Williams has won the Smithsonian Institution’s prestigious José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany for his 40-year career studying orchids. The award is given annually to a botanist and scholar of internation
other primary research involves classifying groups of neotropical orchids based on DNA