Zap-pore: DIY Electroporation for Global Biotech Accessibility and for plant genetic engineering
Zap-pore is a low-cost (10$), open-source DIY tool for electroporation, using everyday tools and common...
Hippos as sentinels: Detecting pollution and pathogens
In western Uganda, hippos move between land and the Kazinga Channel, making them ideal sentinels of ecosystem...
Tracing ancient tarantula origins across an early Eocene Andean corridor
Tarantulas in the Andes are far more diverse than we realise, yet almost nothing is known about how they...
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Creating the Onco-Tensor: An AI-ready repository for multi-omic cancer data
Multi-omic data (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics) holds the key to identifying novel solutions for most...
Using eDNA to examine protected California species in streams at Hastings Reserve
Hastings Reserve is home to three streams that provide critical habitat for sensitive native species. Through...
Macrofungi of the California archipelago
The eight islands of the California Archipelago are a well-studied biodiversity hotspot — but we know almost...
Uncovering hidden insect diversity associated with a likely undescribed gall-forming midge
Does a likely undescribed species of gall-forming midge (pers. comm. Ray Gagné) on Eriodictyon plants (Yerba...
How does the human voice work?
Our voice carries our health condition long before symptoms appear. I will build a soft-robotic larynx that...
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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...
A megadiverse but little-known ecosystem: the case of Mexican mangroves
Mangroves are valuable ecological resource providing habitat for many species. Species assemblages vary...
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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...
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...
