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🌴Our new paper just came out! We show that the Cape Verde date palm is actually a feral form of date palm, with interesting implications for conservation and breeding of drought resistant varieties. Read more: https://t.co/j6wKdJ1Gdq @muriel_grosb @LatinOrchidBot @Metallophyte

We’re recruiting for a #PhD opportunity funded by NERC Envision DTP, investigating the impact of climate change on chytrid disease dynamics in Appalachian salamanders. Full details here: https://t.co/9I2lWcz59z

Our new paper shows that plasticity that has evolved to deal with one stressful situation, can help plants to adapt rapidly to new stressful situations. https://t.co/lbyjmZq5ZK @MEEBangor @kewscience @kewgardens @ENVISIONDTP @NERCscience @PNASNews

New paper led by the wonderful @conservologist in @WaterRes_J: https://t.co/lD9TAvNdoR! For me, the most interesting finding was that RNA degradation over time for many of the viruses was non-linear & differed between genes. 4°C storage also came out on top for raw wastewater!🧬

@MEEBangor #MScRes 2024-25 studentship, now fully-funded using #eDNA approaches to illuminate vertebrate diversity from invertebrate samples as part of @SUPERB_project - forest restoration ecology, close 30th June #UKDNAWG24 @BangorSENS @BangorBioZoo https://t.co/UVHlrNDJB5

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Hot off the press! Check out this piece I wrote with @SiCreerProf which discusses biodiversity loss, the importance of monitoring freshwater habitats and our recent @NatureComms #eDNA paper! Original paper: https://t.co/NW4dJa1hcX @ConversationUK article:

@DrWillPerry @NatureComms So great to see this @MEEBangor @NERCscience Highlight Topic #LOFRESH paper out, that reveals the ecological relevance of #freshwater #eDNA across diverse spatial and temporal scales - huge thanks to the heavy lifting of @DrWillPerry and team! @BangorSENS

Thrilled that our recent paper on #eDNA in rivers is now out in @NatureComms! https://t.co/2jR1WYr19W With data from 5 rivers (Europe & US), and a year time series, we measured #biodiversity patterns across a range of taxa, demonstrating the powerful insights eDNA can yield 🧵👇

What a start to the New Year! Our review, 'Addressing the challenges of combined sewer overflows', has been published in Environmental Pollution: https://t.co/q3sP1qDKOv. If you're interested in the release of untreated sewage into the natural environment, it's worth a read! 🧵👇

Huge thanks to @altermatt_lab for hosting me for the @EawagResearch departmental seminar. Great to share the work of @NERCscience @MEEBangor @BangorSNS #LOFRESH project and catch up with @alpineedna and big thank you to @rosiecblackman for co-ordination! Impressive work all!

Thrilled to announce my latest publication #JFB: The environmental impact of keeping a tropical aquarium in Northern Europe! This side project, on a topic dear to my heart, outlines for the 1st time the energy & water demands of tropical fish keeping https://t.co/XPQkSdcRNI 🧵👇

Joining @stefanako71, all the @MEEBangor team @BangorSNS offering massive CONGRATULATIONS to @Kirthanapillay for her successful viva defence on Friday and for being such a great team member! A wonderful day and good luck Kitty in your new post-doc position!

Big congrats to newly minted Dr. @Beth_Pettifor !! 🙌🏻👏 Thanks to @AberMycol and @LMarkesteijn for examining and Nia Whiteley for chairing. #PhDone @COESEpostgrads @BangorBioZoo

First week in Hyderabad 🇮🇳attending a workshop on the application of genetic methods in biodiversity monitoring! Hosted by colleagues at @ccmb_csir & @osmania1917. After a warm welcome from the VC, there have been great talks/discussions. Looking forward to future collaborations!

Our new paper in @NewPhyt: Mapping the root systems of individual trees in a natural community using genotyping-by-sequencing https://t.co/x7RPHOivHP 1/8

NEW PAPERS!: Today our TWO review articles on the biodiversity of Madagascar were published in @ScienceMagazine. This project included 84 co-authors and 50 institutions, born from an @antonelli_lab group meeting in 2020. @KewScience, @TeamKMCC & @GGBC_GU led the papers.

Great explainer thread on two Madagascar focused papers just out in @ScienceMagazine. Was brilliant collaborating with such a fantastic international team! @MEEBangor @BangorSNS