Exploring Environmental DNA (eDNA) by Michaela Stiber https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok This padlet was created for an assignment in the Global Field Program of Project Dragonfly. The master's level course is titled 'Biology in the Age of Technology'. This assignment, the Technology Profile Report, is an exploration of two new areas to the student. I will be learning about eDNA and about the web platform Padlet. en-us 2018-03-10 16:09:04 UTC 2018-03-13 17:23:15 UTC hello@padlet.com The Basics stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240466299 eDNA is DNA that is collected from the environment where the individual resides instead of from the organism itself. The eDNA is DNA that has been released from the organism through substances such as mucus, fecal matter, skin cells, carcasses, etc., into the environment it lives in.  ]]> 2018-03-10 16:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240466299 eDNA can be used to detect the species of organisms that are currently living in an environment, such as a pond. stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468065 2018-03-10 16:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468065 Duration/Timeline of usable/detectable eDNA stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468369 eDNA is viable in aquatic environments from 7-21 days depending on factors such as the ]]> 2018-03-10 16:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468369 stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468661 *eDNA can be collected by untrained individuals
*used as an early detection tool for invasive species

]]> 2018-03-10 16:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468661 30 Freshwater Habitats Trust stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468706 An organization in the UK that works to protect freshwater habitats and organisms. ]]> 2018-03-10 16:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240468706 Great Crested Newts in the UK stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240646068 "Freshwater Habitats Trust was involved in the first large scale application of this exciting new technique – investigating its potential to survey ponds for Great Crested Newts across England and Wales in 2013.  With the help of many wonderful volunteers we’ve now gone on to collect the first national data set as part of PondNet 2015"]]> 2018-03-11 22:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240646068 Asian Carps in the Great Lakes stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240646424 "In much the same way, the Army Corps of Engineers and others have been using environmental DNA, commonly referred to as eDNA, as a surveillance tool to try to find out if DNA from bighead or silver carp is present in certain waterways."]]> 2018-03-11 22:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240646424 Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240646713 A collection of organizations working together to respond to the increasing threat of Asian Carp in the US.]]> 2018-03-11 22:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/240646713 DNA vs eDNA stiberm https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/241521099 2018-03-13 17:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stiberm/8y5jouge5qok/wish/241521099