Arthro-Pod Episode 209: DNA Barcoding with Dr. Ross Stewart
In this episode, Ross Stewart from the Center for Biodiversity and Genomics discusses the innovative BugQuest project, which uses Malaise traps and DNA barcoding to study insect diversity across Canada. Discover how citizen science, advanced sequencing, and creative outreach are transforming entomology research.
BugQuest: https://bioscan.life/bugquest/
University of Guelph News (April 2026): https://news.uoguelph.ca/2026/04/got-bugs-u-of-g-collecting-samples-to-catalogue-canadas-biodiversity/
Center for Biodiversity Genomics: https://biodiversitygenomics.net/
Keywords: entomology, DNA…
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