Our Collaborators

• AMNH Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Education Department
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Carolina Biological Supply Company
• City University of New York
• GENEWIZ, Inc.
• Genspace
• Molloy College
• New York Botanical Garden
• New York City Department of Education
• New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
• The Rockefeller University
• Stony Brook University

DNA Barcoding Student Research News

• “Friend or foe: Using DNA barcoding to identify arthropods found at home” Journal of Emerging Investigators
• “Creating a phenology trail around Central Park Pond” Journal of Emerging Investigators
• "An analysis of soil microhabitats in Revolutionary War, Civil War, and modern graveyards on Long Island, NY" Journal of Emerging Investigators
• "Urban Barcode Project showcases student research in biodiversity" CSHL Stories
• "Seeding citizen science with DNA barcoding" CSHL Stories
• "DNA barcoding Brooklyn (New York): A first assessment of biodiversity in Marine Park by citizen scientists" PLOS One

Articles & Updates

• Life barcoded by DNA barcodes, Conservation Genetics Resources
• Endangered Shark Meat Might Be Hiding in Your Pet’s Food, Smithsonian Magazine
• Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in North American Lasius ants, and an overlooked introduced species, Nature Scientific Reports
• Phytochemical Analysis and Molecular Identification of Green Macroalgae Caulerpa spp. from Bali, Indonesia, Molecules
• "Let Us Now Praise Tiny Ants" The New York Times
• "Environmental DNA Can Be Pulled from the Air" TheScientist
• "Review and Interpretation of Trends in DNA Barcoding" Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• "Revolutionary method could bring us much closer to the description of hyperdiverse faunas" Science Daily
• "$180 million DNA ‘barcode’ project aims to discover 2 million new species", Science
• "DNA barcodes track shark fins to black market" Futurity
• "The Key to Protecting Life on Earth May Be Barcoding It" Smithonian Magazine
• "The Strange Story Behind The Animals We Know We Haven’t Yet Discovered" Huffington Post
• "DNA barcoding of Malaysian commercial snapper reveals an unrecognized species of the yellow-lined Lutjanus (Pisces:Lutjanidae)" PLOS One
• "Seen in New York: Urban Barcode Project" by EdLab Studios Teachers College, Columbia University, in Vialogues
• "New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers" NY Times Well: Alternative Medicine Blog
• "Inferring the Provenance of an Alien Species with DNA Barcodes: The Neotropical Butterfly Dryas iulia in Thailand" PLOS One
• "Divide and Preserve: Reclassifying Tigers to Help Save Them From Extinction" New York Times
• "Young Sleuths' Last Target: Sushi. This Time: Tea." NY Times City Room Blog
• "Commercial Teas Highlight Plant DNA Barcode Identification Successes and Obstacles" Scientific Reports

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