Science
How many butterflies are worth an elephant?
The question poised by a consultant during a conversation, that would offend an lepidopterologist, is the key to answer another question: how do we fund more biodiversity molecular research? That…
Saving Ecology
The molecular identification of species can revolutionize ecology, making it more automated, scalable, accurate, precise, and robust. There are three main components that characterize an ecosystem: abiotic and biotic factors;…
The barcode and the qr-code of Life
Every Species has DNA so it is reasonable to use DNA to identify every species The actual practice of using DNA sequences for systematics began to take shape in the…
We cannot Conserve Biodiversity that we don’t Know
“Biodiversity is nature itself – all living creatures and plants, and the ecosystems of which they form part. It is not only very important as a source of food, medicines,…
Excellence Through Clarity and Simplicity
Agile Journey For the past two years, my team and I have adopted agile development methods to execute complex R&D projects in biotechnology. We ditched traditional Gantt charts for Scrum,…