High-throughput sequencing and morphology perform equally well for benthic monitoring of marine ecosystems

High-throughput sequencing and morphology perform equally well for benthic monitoring of marine ecosystems

Environmental diversity surveys are crucial for the bioassessment of anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems. Traditional benthic monitoring relying on morphotaxonomic inventories of macrofaunal communities is expensive, time-consuming and expertise-demanding. High-throughput sequencing of environmental DNA barcodes (metabarcoding) offers an alternative to describe biological communities. However, whether the metabarcoding approach meets the …

Researchers want public’s help to monitor St. Lawrence River with DNA found in water samples

Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec are teaming up for the community science project. They’re asking people near Tadoussac, Cacouna, Rimouski and La Malbaie to collect water samples which they’ll use to check the health of organisms in the St. Lawrence River.

Release and degradation of environmental DNA and RNA in a marine system

Over the last decade, there has been growing interest in the analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) to infer the presence of organisms in aquatic enviro…

Researchers want public’s help to monitor St. Lawrence River with DNA found in water samples – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

20 hours ago News Duration 1:38 Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec are teaming up for the community science project. They’re asking people near Tadoussac, Cacouna, Rimouski and La Malbaie to collect water samples which they’ll use to check the health of organisms in the St. Lawrence River.