The continuous decline in Earth's biodiversity represents a major crisis and challenge for the 21st century, and there is international political agreement to slow down or halt this decline …
Waterborne enteric viruses are an emerging cause of disease outbreaks and represent a major threat to global public health. Enteric viruses may originate from human wastewater …
Ancient DNA recovered from Pleistocene sediments represents a rich resource for the study of past hominin and environmental diversity. However, little is known about how DNA is …
K Cilleros, A Valentini, L Allard… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Determining the species compositions of local assemblages is a prerequisite to understanding how anthropogenic disturbances affect biodiversity. However, biodiversity …
RP Nagarajan, M Bedwell, AE Holmes, T Sanches… - Estuaries and …, 2022 - Springer
Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection methods can complement traditional biomonitoring to yield new ecological insights in aquatic systems. However, the conceptual and …
R Alaeddini - Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2012 - Elsevier
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is currently the method of choice for the identification of human remains in forensic coursework. DNA samples from crime scenes often contain co …
I Cantera, K Cilleros, A Valentini, A Cerdan, T Dejean… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a promising tool to estimate aquatic biodiversity. It is based on the capture of DNA from a water sample. The sampled water …
Findings from eDNA metabarcoding are strongly influenced by experimental approach, yet the effect of pre‐PCR sample processing on taxon detection and estimates of biodiversity …
KD Balasingham, RP Walter, NE Mandrak… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The extraction and characterization of DNA from aquatic environmental samples offers an alternative, noninvasive approach for the detection of rare species. Environmental DNA …