Hello everyone,
I noticed last year that an Utricularia grows in the wetlands around here in Fairbanks, AK. It blooms in early July.
The wetlands I'm talking about are actually some lots for sale that I surveyed for woodfrogs.
For my job I started to work with an innovative device that sequences DNA in a friendly manner.
The device is called minION. It is used in diverse areas of Research but still very little in Conservation while I think it has a huge potential as it is portable (smaller than an iPhone), fun and efficient.
Last month, I decided to try this new technology with the Utricularia that grows around here. I sequenced its genome and I am currently working on the informatic to release it to the public along with a publication.
I don't know what species it is. I'll be able to tell with the genome when my work will be done but I wanted to take a guess with you before to use the "hard-core" data.
The herbarium of the University reports observations of a couple of species growing around here: U. vulgaris, U. minor, U. macrorhiza and a couple of others.
I attach a couple of pictures I made of the plant I sequenced. My guess is U. macrorhiza. What do you think ?
I noticed last year that an Utricularia grows in the wetlands around here in Fairbanks, AK. It blooms in early July.
The wetlands I'm talking about are actually some lots for sale that I surveyed for woodfrogs.
For my job I started to work with an innovative device that sequences DNA in a friendly manner.
The device is called minION. It is used in diverse areas of Research but still very little in Conservation while I think it has a huge potential as it is portable (smaller than an iPhone), fun and efficient.
Last month, I decided to try this new technology with the Utricularia that grows around here. I sequenced its genome and I am currently working on the informatic to release it to the public along with a publication.
I don't know what species it is. I'll be able to tell with the genome when my work will be done but I wanted to take a guess with you before to use the "hard-core" data.
The herbarium of the University reports observations of a couple of species growing around here: U. vulgaris, U. minor, U. macrorhiza and a couple of others.
I attach a couple of pictures I made of the plant I sequenced. My guess is U. macrorhiza. What do you think ?
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