The Last Adam: Sequencing the DNA of Humanity’s Beginning
This project aims to sequence the genome of Ramon Moses, the only documented individual carrying the unique...
Conserving the endangered Indian wolf in Pakistan using genetic tools
The Indian wolf is endangered in Pakistan, however, where they are found and how many are left is poorly...
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The DNA Typewriter: Building a modular system to encode text in DNA
By 2040, we will exhaust the materials needed to store digital data; creating a desperate need to find novel...
Uncovering the cryptic ecological diversity of Caribbean sponges
My project tests the hypothesis that microbiomes drive ecological differences among three new sponge species...
Identifying Snow Leopards, Tigers and other Endangered Species by developing a low-cost DNA field test kit - Part 2
Endangered species, like snow leopards and tigers, are hard to identify and track using the time consuming...
What's in endangered bat poop?
JP / EN The Ryukyu tube-nosed bat and Yanbaru whiskered bat are two endangered bats that only exist in the...
The Ideal Molecular Barcode for Identifying Freshwater Green Algae (Chlorophyceae)
The aim of this research is to find and test gene regions in the genome of freshwater green algae which...
How have genetics of African Lions changed over the last century?
In this study, we will compare genetic information from 100-year-old lions preserved in museums to modern...
Can gelatine lifters collect human DNA off trafficked animal specimens?
We hypothesize that human DNA can be collected off of animal specimens using forensic gelatin lifters. We...
Building family trees in the Critically Endangered Livingstone's fruit bat
Livingstone's fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii) are one of the rarest bats in the world, with only 1260...
