Tag: DNA Barcoding

Science Saturday Stories

Science Saturday Stories

By Derek Simon Approximately 100 volunteers devoted their time to making Science Saturday a reality. The group was comprised of over 60 scientists (including RU laboratory heads, RU postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and scientists from neighboring Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering […]

The Duality of DNA Barcoding: A powerful technique that translates in the classroom

The Duality of DNA Barcoding: A powerful technique that translates in the classroom

By Jeanne Garbarino, @JeanneGarb   Last week Rockefeller’s Science Outreach Program piloted a new workshop series for science teachers in collaboration with the Harlem DNA Lab of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). Led by Harlem DNA Lab manager Melissa Lee, a dedicated group of science […]

Citizen Science and the American Cockroach

Citizen Science and the American Cockroach

We mostly know cockroaches as pests. But the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, is one of the most successful species that have ever lived. Originating during the carboniferous period over 350 million years ago – even before the dinosaurs walked on earth – these bugs have […]