Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: DNA

Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Catherine Smith as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator. Smith has extensive experience in archaeology and U.S. policy regarding the proper stewardship and respectful return of human remains and certain cultural objects under the Na
Although she’d initially been drawn by the prospect of learning ancient DNA sequencing

A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has issued a “call to action” to use big data to tackle longstanding questions about plant diversity and evolution and forecast how plant life will fare on an increasingly human-dominated planet. In a commentary published today in Nature Pla
global level, thanks to the development of databases such as GenBank, which stores DNA

What came first the lichen or the mushroom? How do we know if a mushroom is safe to eat? What is the future of mushrooms on a changing planet? These are just a few of the thoughtful questions that populated the Zoom chat space during the very first VIRTUAL Mushrooms with the Museum event on Sunda
We know this from the scientific work done by researchers and DNA sequencing from

For years, pilots flying into combat have jammed enemy radar to get the drop on their opponents. It turns out that moths can do it, too. A new study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher shows hawkmoths use sonic pulses from their genitals to respond to bats producing the high-fre
organisms so that we have a record of their behavior along with the specimen and DNA

The Florida Museum of Natural History has appointed Keith Willmott director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, one of the world’s premier research institutes dedicated to butterflies and moths. Willmott, a curator who specializes in Neotropical butterflies, succeeds Jaret Dan
McGuire Center collections, including the frozen tissue collection used in generating DNA

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2019 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student research and significant contributions to the development of museum collections and programs. The Florida Museum University Teaching Committee will honor the winners at a ceremo
achievement award Evolution Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history of DNA

Below are selected publications. Details on all publications can be found on Google Scholar. ORCID ID: orcid 0000-0002-3724-4610, ResearchGate Profile
Mezcal worm in a bottle: DNA evidence suggests a single moth species.

Research Freshwater Snails of Florida – A project seeking to identify, illustrate and map all freshwater snails in Florida. PEET: Sea cucumbers on coral reefs, systematics of aspidochirotid holothurians – A project aimed to greatly improve our understanding of aspidochirotid systematics through
Reef-associated crustacean fauna: Biodiversity estimates using semi-quantitative sampling and DNA

My Hero by Billy Collins Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line, the tortoise has stopped once again by the roadside, this time to stick out his neck and nibble a bit of sweet grass, unlike the previous time when he was distracted by a bee humming in the heart of a wildflower.
of Bahamian tortoises and eventually resulted in the first extraction of ancient DNA

Historic Research Projects The UF Herbarium has a long history of research studies in diverse projects spanning traditional morphological plant systematics, floristics, plant anatomy, molecular analysis and pollination ecology. Many of the publications born from these projects are documented in our
NSF Award #1442280) View project vouchers in the UF Herbarium Catalog Flora and DNA