DNA science can provide new ways to measure and understand biological resources, and to support effective environmental management. CSIRO was […]
By examining the fundamentals of environmental DNA (eDNA), our work paves the way for transformative changes in ecosystem research and monitoring.
A guide for marine resource managers and researchers to use environmental DNA (eDNA), a new technology, to manage sustainable use and conservation in Australian marine parks.
Find out about the latest science and research in CSIRO’s Environomics Future Science Platform.
It's surprisingly difficult to estimate the lifespan of fish. We’ve developed a lifespan predictor for fish which uses the density of certain DNA sequences in the genome.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a game-changer for monitoring biodiversity. New Australian/New Zealand guidelines for working with eDNA will support end-users taking up this exciting technology.
Microbial communities already treat the food waste in your compost bin. In the future, could they treat your plastic waste too?
We’re building our National Biodiversity DNA Library to help identify and monitor species across Australia and in our surrounding waters.
In this newsletter, read about the FSP's new research portfolio, about eDNA best practice guidelines and registering for the first […]
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is becoming an increasingly popular tool for monitoring biodiversity and detecting pests and endangered species due […]
A team of our pollination researchers have recently published their results from a study about what drives structure and beta diversity in a plant–pollinator metacommunity from the Australian alpine region using two approaches: pollen DNA metabarcoding (MB) and observations.
The extensive improvements now available in dartR Version 2 makes it even easier to analyse large genomic datasets.
Read our latest newsletter, featuring research, people, the first eDNA conference and jobs.
Dr Erin Hahn, early career researcher with the Environomics FSP and colleagues, have recently published a paper documenting a simple screening method to identify preserved specimens likely to yield good quality DNA data.
Environomics early career researcher, Ben Mayne and colleagues, have published a new non-lethal method for determining the age of fishes.
Postdoctoral Fellow with the Environomics Future Science Platform at CSIRO, Dr Liz Milla, has been testing DNA in Australian honey and it reveals the main floral sources used by the bees.
Read the May 2021 Environomics newsletter.
While working as a postdoc with the Environomics Future Science Platfrom at CSIRO, Eric Raes and a team of researchers studied how microbial biodiversity in our oceans are related to energy production.
The team on this project will sequence the genomes of the five remaining sea turtle species whose genomes remain un-sequenced, including Australia's flatback turtle.
Read the recently published discussion of how to improve the storage and access to biodiversity data created from eDNA.
A recently published paper by Sharon Appleyard and colleagues from the Environomics FSP showed how to identify which fish specimens stored in formalin are most likely to yield usable DNA.
A team including FSP early career researcher, Ben Mayne, has developed the first epigenetic clock for a fish.
Environomics scientist Dr Cindy Bessey has developed a fast, cost effective method for collecting eDNA from sea water.
Read the October 2020 Environomics Newsletter.
Two patent applications have been filed on novel methods developed by FSP scientists which capitalise on the unique and rich information content of DNA molecules.
New research sheds new light on the lifespans of five marine turtle species.
In recently published research, you can read about a statistical method to estimate the life expectancy and maximum lifespan of wild animal populations.
Environomics FSP postdoc Xiao Deng has demonstrated an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to reduce corrosion caused by underwater microbes.
Microbiomes are vitally important and a recently published review of microbial science highlights the value of environmental microbiome science by describing current and potential future applications.
Environomics Newsletter June 2020
To count the fish species present, we compared our eDNA methods with more conventional methods, like filming fishes underwater.
Read our second newsletter sent out in December 2019, with a research highlight, profiled ECR and link to our second video.
Read our newsletter sent out in May 2019, with a research highlight, ECR profile and workshop summary.
Environomics researchers have described the potential of museum specimens to yield information on which genes were turned on and off in the past to enable animals to respond to environmental change.
In a paper just published Xiao Deng and colleagues showed that sulfate-reducing bacteria can use self-synthesized FeS nanoparticles on their cell surface to acquire energy.
Ben Mayne, early career researcher, together with colleagues from the Environomics FSP have discovered a simple way to estimate how long a species lives using DNA.
In June, we delved a little deeper into the science of energy acquisition beneath the surface of the earth and published a blog about Xiao Deng’s ‘shocking’ research.
Working on new and exciting methods of cultivating sub surface microbes, one of our early career researchers, Dr Xiao Deng has contributed to the recently published findings of gold-coated fungal strands in the soil near Boddington in Western Australia.
Environomics, short for environmental genomics, is a new CSIRO science program exploring the limits of what is possible at the interface between genomics and environmental science.
Should I tell you that a bunch of Environomics postdocs met on Rottnest and reveal exactly what they got up to? Or can I just say this....
A Curtin University and CSIRO Environomics FSP collaboration has resulted in the publication of the first long-term environmental analysis based on eDNA in PLOS Genetics.
Phytoplankton are tiny algae that live in the ocean. They can occur in vast numbers and are at the bottom […]
Simon Jarman, Oliver Berry (Environomics FSP Leader) and Michael Bunce recently penned an article about the need for an environmental […]
Andreas Zwick, molecular scientist and project leader of ‘Mobilising collections through genomics’ last year installed a $500 000 robotic liquid […]
In a recent issue of Science magazine, Clare Holleley (FSP Project Leader) and colleague Arthur Georges (University of Canberra) share […]
FSP leader Olly Berry collaborated with colleagues at the University of Canberra to develop a new R software package "dartR" […]
Simon Jarman and colleagues have published a paper in Frontiers in Marine Science describing novel DNA meta-barcoding approaches to tracking […]
FSP project leader for eDNA, Simon Jarman and colleagues have published a review on the use of DNA methylation to […]
Andrew Bissett, Project Leader for ‘Microbes and healthy waterways’, contributed to a recent publication in Nature Ecology and Evolution that […]
Sea turtles are the most widely distributed group of reptile in the world. Many sea turtle populations are in decline […]
Research by Environomics FSP scientist, Clare Holleley, features in the latest (June 14, 2017) issue of the prestigious journal Science […]
