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Some of the earliest applications of eDNA methods were in studies of animal diet and this work helped shape subsequent eDNA research. I will present an overview of dietary eDNA studies and outline some key insights that have come from...

Citizens of the Sea (CotS), a New Zealand-based charitable trust, empowers ocean-going vessels with innovative, user-friendly toolkits to collect biogeophysical data and eDNA samples across vast open ocean regions. By leveraging cutting-edge molecular technologies, CotS transforms these datasets into a...

He wawata takitini He rau ringa ka oti He waipuna ka ora He Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao A collective aspiration A collective effort Life giving waterways An enduring connection to the environment Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao is an...

Background and aim The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is widely used globally to guide decision-making around species conservation priorities. Given the importance of the Red List for conservation decision-making, there is a critical need for species to be...

Presenter: Katrina West  Large-scale applications of eDNA metabarcoding in the marine environment (recently upwards of 100,000 km2) are producing vast datasets and revealing complex community compositions from coastal waters to oceanic atolls and the deep-sea. However, are we merely scratching...

Facilitators: Benjamin Duran Vinet, Gracie Kroos. Summary Clustered Repeats Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and Associated CRISPR proteins (CRISPR-Cas) systems, initially renowned for gene editing, have now evolved into powerful tools for diagnostics, marking significant advancements in clinical settings. These CRISPR-based...

Dr Francesco Martoni1, Dr Lea Rako1, Dr Alexander M. Piper1, Dr Jack L. Scanlan1, Professor Brendan C. Rodoni1,2, Dr Mark J. Blacket1 1Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, Australia, 2La Trobe University, School of Applied Systems Biology, Bundoora,...

Miss Gracie Kroos1, Dr. Kristen Fernandes1,2, Prof. Philip Seddon3, Travis Ashcroft4, Prof. Neil Gemmell1 1Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Perth, Australia, 3Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand,...

Ms Starsha Bird1, Dr Steve Archer2, Mr Alex Verry3, Dr Manpreet Dhami3, Dr Ang Mcgaughran1 1Te Aka Mātuatua School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 2Resilient Agriculture Group, AgResearch, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 3Biocontrol & Molecular Ecology, Manaaki...

Dr Noah Wilson-Rich 1The Best Bees Company, Boston, United States, 2Urban Bee Lab, Boston, United States Biography: Noah Wilson-Rich, PhD is the author of over 20 scientific publications, including The Bee: A Natural History by Princeton / Oxford University Press....