Prof. Elizabeth Clare
@profbatgirl.bsky.social
Molecular Ecologist, Field Biologist at York University Ontario, wildlife photographer, bat biologist, mum, eDNA from the air www.yorku.ca/professor/eclare/ Host of the BioAudio teaching podcast bioaudio.buzzsprout.com/2234324
After a couple years of work, our newest paper on the #ethics of #eDNA is now out. #environmentalDNA #womeninStem 🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Community Perspectives on <fc>eDNA</fc> and Ethics: Results From a Mixed‐Methods, Cross‐Sectional Survey
In this manuscript we conduct a global, cross-sectional mixed methods survey targeting the eDNA end user community to identify areas of ethical interest and concern within the research field. We iden....
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New paper from the lab on #eDNA sampling strategies for air. Well done Nina Garrett #womeninStem 🧪 . Sampling Intensity and Temporal Persistence of Airborne eDNA in Partially Enclosed Spaces - Garrett - 2026 - Environmental DNA - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Sampling Intensity and Temporal Persistence of Airborne eDNA in Partially Enclosed Spaces
The majority of species richness was detected using as little as four samplers in this enclosed space and the greater the number of sampling events, the fewer samplers were needed. eDNA also appeared...
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Bat biologists work in the shadow of the Mayan high temple and the constellation Orion visible over the jaguar temple #CSEEinFocus
Teams of bat researchers working in the glow of their headlamps. Scientists in the wild #CSEEInFocus
New paper from the lab. Fine scale measurements of honey bee ecology from airbone eDNA in the hive. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #beeDNA #womeninstem #eDNA #EnvironmentalDNA
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Sitting out in a tropical forest at night. Full moon, howler monkeys displaying, coyotes hunting calls nearby, something moving in the canopy shifting the branches, a chorus of katydids. Quiet murmur of biologists at work. 🧪
Fantastic picture of me taken by my friend Kevin. Checking IDs on a “bat line” in the Maya forest under a full moon. Slightly haunting, very beautiful. #womeninstem #academicsky 🧪
Fantastic picture of me taken by my friend Kevin. Checking IDs on a “bat line” under a full moon. Slightly haunting. Very beautiful #womeninsetm 🧪 #academicsky #bats
Orion rising over the jaguar temple. Our field site for the night. 🧪
Coati snacking on scorpions. He’s braver than me….
I had not heard heard about this article until it appeared last night. Cool. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #eDNA #environmentalDNA #WomeninStem #academicsky 🧪
The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify humans.
nature.com
Don't forget! the PISCeS #eDNA conference is coming up. Abstracts and registration are open. #academicsky #environmentalDNA 🧪 www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/events/2...
PISCeS Conference | College of Biological Science
uoguelph.ca
The impacts of human activity on national #biodiversity patterns - air quality grids become biodiversity monitoring systems. Amazing work by wonderful collaborators and Post Doc Orianne Tournayre #eDNA #environmentalDNA #WomeninStem #academicsky 🧪 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Contrasted effects of human pressure on biodiversity in the UK: a multi‐taxonomic assessment using airborne environmental DNA
Human activities have significantly modified habitats, resulting in a global biodiversity crisis. In this study, we leveraged the first national-scale biodiversity survey based on airborne environmen...
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Disgusting inappropriate and nonsensicle comments on my post to 🧪. Comments hidden and account blocked. Keep an eye out….
Amazing full ark rainbow over campus today at sunrise 🧪
How about some #eDNA, bird biology and a murder mystery by Steve Burrows? A book i consulted on is now out - it's got our airborne #eDNA it in (watch for the cameo...) #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSKY 🧪 here's to my true partner in crime @jlittlefair.bsky.social - our research is now a plot point 🤣
A Deceit of Lapwings
A Deceit of Lapwings : Burrows, Steve: Amazon.ca: Books
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Hi 🧪 Every text defines co-evolution as "reciprocal genomic changes between two species". Clever students in my class wrote about co-evolution of interacting genes, X and Y chromosomes, mt and nuc DNA. I agree with them this is co-evolution. Why do texts say "two species"? #academicSKY #womeninSTEM
A new #beeDNA paper from the lab. Innovative Airborne DNA Approach for Monitoring Honey Bee Foraging and Health - Pepinelli - 2025 - Environmental DNA - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #eDNA #environmentalDNA #bee #WomenInStem #AcademicSKY 🧪
Innovative Airborne DNA Approach for Monitoring Honey Bee Foraging and Health
Using a novel modification of our simple hand airborne eDNA samplers this pilot study demonstrates that eDNA filtered from the air of a honey been colony has the strong potential for rapid screening ...
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New paper from the lab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Describes the extreme stress of the Lake Xochimilco ecosystem of Mexico. #eDNA #biodiversity #AcademicSky 🧪
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www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g... My grad student and post doc, featured on NPR 🧪 #WomenInSTEM #scisky #biosky #academicsky
Scientists want to track the world's biodiversity using DNA in the air
Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.
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A handsome sheep frog - looks like a good leaf mimic out in our field site. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM #scisky #biosky #academicsky
