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Leonardo da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, finds 14 living male descendants

Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project, The Rockefeller University, New York Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo’s DNA The surprising results of a decade-long

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Emerging listening network will study seas uniquely quieted by COVID

The Rockefeller University, NY Amid COVID pause in marine activities, growing network aims to monitor soundscapes, assess changes in behavior of marine life; More than

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Found Nemo, Dory with DNA in the seas; Experts prescribe way ahead for new ocean science

The Rockefeller University, Program for the Human Environment, New York Organizers of 1st National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA call for official US Government marine eDNA

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Marine species quickly revealed by new ‘Go Fish’ tool, highlights potential of emerging eDNA science

Rockefeller University, New York, Program for the Human Environment Experts convene for 1st US National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA, a far-reaching, potent complement to

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DNA reveals evolution’s secrets; humans, like most species, show tiny genetic difference

Rockefeller University, New York Far from special: Humanity’s tiny DNA differences are ‘average’ in animal kingdom Paper offers new insights into evolution; as with humans,

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Big data points humanity to new minerals, new deposits

Carnegie Science / Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC The private lives of minerals: Understanding how and where minerals hook up helps predict discovery; At least

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Scientists track fish migration using DNA in water samples

Rockefeller University, Program for the Human Environment, NY Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived Scientists demonstrate harmless, economical new way to log

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Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane vents

Nat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Mysterious purple orb — likened to a disco ball — may prove to be a new-to-science

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Deep Carbon Observatory scientists discover quick recipe for producing hydrogen

Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC 8 December 2013 New formula for fast, abundant H2 production may help power fuel cells, helps explain expansive chemical-eating microbial

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Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes

Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Smithsonian Institution 27-Nov-2011 Global ‘barcode blitz’ accelerates; 450 experts converge on Adelaide Nov. 28-Dec. 3 The newfound scientific power

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Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students

Rockefeller University, New York 20 Jul 11 L-R: Grace Young, Catherine Gamble, Rohan Kirpekar Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided

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Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon

Rockefeller University, New York / University of Helsinki 06 Jun 11 Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, US and European

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Student sleuths exploring with DNA barcodes reveal zoo of 95 species in typical NYC homes – find a mystery cockroach and new evidence of food fraud

Rockefeller University New York City 28-Dec-2009 Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished

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Cool new tools let public contribute to massive interactive online biodiversity encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 23-Aug-2009 Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about changing biodiversity, have been uploaded

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Scientists announce major global collaboration to create online ‘macroscopic observatory’ of Earth’s biodiversity

Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Natural History Museum, London 31-May-2009 Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused

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Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of ‘natural’ animal sizes, abundance

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle today’s imagination Before oil hunters

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Census of Marine Life explorers find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, Antarctic

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 15-Feb-2009 Earth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census

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Scientists Report Major Steps Towards 1st Census of Marine Life

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 9-Nov-2008 Among report’s revelations: Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species, behemoth bacteria, colossal sea stars, mammoth mollusks, more In

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Explorers find hundreds of undescribed corals, other species on familiar Australian reefs

Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 18-Sep-2008 Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the

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Students Use DNA Barcodes to Unmask “Mislabeled” Fish at Grocery Stores, Restaurants

Rockefeller University / Trinity School New York 22-Aug-08 Two New York City high school friends, curious about new DNA barcoding technology, discovered that fish at

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Census of Marine Life lists 122,500 known species, over halfway to complete inventory by Oct. 2010

Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 25-Jun-2008 World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000 aliases for ocean species identified

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Marine explorers marvel at ‘Brittlestar City’ on seamount in powerful current swirling around Antarctica

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-May-2008 Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from ‘rattling’ current in folds

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