El ADN ambiental, o ADNe, es una tecnología de muestreo molecular que recopila información sobre organismos a partir del ADN que liberan en su entorno. Si bien el ADNe tiene un gran potencial para convertirse en un método de monitoreo ecológico eficiente, económico y no invasivo, la falta de estandarización de los enfoques y de equipos de muestreo específicos dificulta la comparación de resultados y la determinación de su efectividad real en diferentes estudios. El éxito y la precisión de la detección también varían considerablemente entre especies y entornos, lo que dificulta la estandarización.
Sin embargo, a medida que el ADNe avanza hacia convertirse en un método estándar de la industria para la detección y gestión de especies, los equipos están pasando de ser principalmente dispositivos experimentales caseros a herramientas diseñadas profesionalmente. Por ejemplo, Smith-Root Inc. desarrolló recientemente el primer sistema de muestreo de ADNe diseñado específicamente para este fin, al que denominan ANDe™. También estamos observando una expansión de las aplicaciones del ADNe, que pasan principalmente de entornos marinos a entornos de agua dulce e incluso terrestres, aunque estos últimos aún requieren un crecimiento sustancial.
A medida que este campo incipiente se desarrolla, es fundamental que la comunidad de tecnología de la conservación explore e identifique cómo el ADN ambiental (ADNe) se aplica a las necesidades de gestión y que garantice que su desarrollo continuo satisfaga dichas necesidades. Más allá de indicar la presencia de especies, las investigaciones realizadas hasta el momento sugieren que el ADNe puede contribuir a la conservación al profundizar la comprensión de la dinámica poblacional, el uso de recursos, la presencia de enfermedades, las vías de invasión de especies no nativas y la genética de poblaciones, entre otros aspectos. Esto indica que podría ser una herramienta crucial para la gestión de especies amenazadas e invasoras.
El Grupo de ADNe y Genómica ofrece un espacio de colaboración para investigadores, estudiantes y profesionales interesados en las aplicaciones del ADN ambiental y la genómica en el monitoreo de la biodiversidad, la conservación y la investigación ecológica. El grupo está diseñado para cualquier persona que trabaje con ADNe o tenga curiosidad sobre el muestreo, la secuenciación de alto rendimiento, la bioinformática y la genómica de poblaciones.
Muchos investigadores se enfrentan a dificultades para acceder a protocolos fiables, interpretar grandes conjuntos de datos de secuenciación y mantenerse al día sobre las tecnologías genómicas en constante evolución. Este grupo aborda estos desafíos fomentando el intercambio de conocimientos, compartiendo buenas prácticas y apoyando debates sobre enfoques metodológicos y computacionales.
Nuestra visión es crear una comunidad que conecte el trabajo de campo, la investigación de laboratorio y el análisis bioinformático, permitiendo a los miembros mejorar la detección de especies, comprender la diversidad genética y respaldar las decisiones de conservación mediante el uso de ADN ambiental (ADNe). Al facilitar la colaboración, la mentoría y el intercambio de información, el grupo busca acelerar el aprendizaje, mejorar la reproducibilidad y fortalecer el impacto de la investigación en ADNe y genómica a nivel mundial.
Si eres nuevo en el mundo del ADNe y la genómica, consulta nuestro episodio de Tech Tutors «¿Cómo utilizo la genómica portátil en el campo?», con Ineke Knot. También encontrarás una gran cantidad de recursos en esa página, ¡incluido un práctico glosario de términos en nuestro documento de notas colaborativas!
¿Tu trabajo involucra ADNe y genómica, o te interesa incorporar este tipo de tecnología a tu trabajo de campo o laboratorio? ¡Inicia un debate en nuestro foro!
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Curadores del grupo
- @ahmedjunaid
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Zoologist
- 90 Recursos
- 7 Discusiones
- 16 Grupos
- @sarraissbat
- | Sarra
Dr. Sarra Farjallah is a distinguished researcher affiliated with Université de Tunis El Manar in Tunisia, where she has contributed significantly to the fields of molecular ecology, genetics and parasitology.
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My research focuses on using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to study endangered species, including carnivores, chiropterans (bats), and lizards, as well as their microbiomes.
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- 10 Discusiones
- 20 Grupos
I am a marine biologist specializing in elasmobranch research. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher with the Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution Group, ETH Zurich, studying marine and terrestrial biodiversity using environmental and sediment ancient DNA.
- 2 Recursos
- 0 Discusiones
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Aún no se han agregado destacados a este grupo.
- @StephODonnell
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Tech, Sustainable Finance at World Bank & CFA (prev. Founder WILDLABS)
- 197 Recursos
- 670 Discusiones
- 31 Grupos
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I work to deploy and scale conservation technologies, including AI-enabled camera traps and eDNA tools, to help practitioners monitor and protect biodiversity more effectively.
- 2 Recursos
- 3 Discusiones
- 7 Grupos
- @laurakb
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I work on Hawaiian forest bird conservation.
- 0 Recursos
- 3 Discusiones
- 7 Grupos
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- 0 Recursos
- 0 Discusiones
- 5 Grupos
Conservationist | Ecologist| Geospatial Scientist
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- 1 Discusiones
- 12 Grupos
- @silbelliard
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National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET)
Argentina-based researcher specializing in ecophysiology of insects. I am also co-founder of Tymbachu'i reserve. I am currently working to establish long-term insect monitoring in the Paraná Atlantic Forest.
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- 0 Discusiones
- 6 Grupos
- @TaliaSpeaker
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF
- 28 Recursos
- 64 Discusiones
- 33 Grupos
Saint Louis Zoo
Solutions architect focused on geoAI and dataEng, currently building business intelligence and conservation tech for the Saint Louis Zoo
- 0 Recursos
- 23 Discusiones
- 13 Grupos
As a software engineer I've made a career building large scale financial products. I'm looking to apply my skills to support non-profits and help solve funding problems.
- 0 Recursos
- 5 Discusiones
- 11 Grupos
My research focuses on using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to study endangered species, including carnivores, chiropterans (bats), and lizards, as well as their microbiomes.
- 7 Recursos
- 10 Discusiones
- 20 Grupos
WILDLABS & Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
I'm the Bioacoustics Research Analyst at WILDLABS. I'm a marine biologist with particular interest in the acoustics behavior of cetaceans. I'm also a backend web developer, hoping to use technology to improve wildlife conservation efforts.
- 53 Recursos
- 42 Discusiones
- 34 Grupos
- @Gliday
- | He/him
Save the Elephant
Research scientist (dual M.Sc.) leading AI-assisted wildlife survey modernisation at Save the Elephants and founder of Shamba AI — working at the intersection of Bioscience, conservation, data science, and AI
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- 7 Grupos
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| Too bad we saw this just now. I hope we get to join another one soon. |
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| Greetings, I'm based in Gibsonia, PA and looking to help anyway I can part time either local or remote.My skillsets are the following:.NET... |
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| Hi Yvan, This is super late, but we sell very similar kits that you can buy just the kits or kits + metabarcoding analysis at Wilderlab and we now have a USA office. Check it... |
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| Hi Susan, Thank you for your message. I apologise, but as we are a non-profit and mostly volunteer-run, we are presently unable to provide funding support to people to... |
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| hi chad, its great to hear from you_its really a great idea and impactful journey in our community having experience in community-led conservation initiatives, working... |
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| Hola, Alen! I'm a veterinarian too and this device is being developed thinking of you and your colleagues. We want field veterinarians to be able to collect more samples with less... |
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Tecnologías Emergentes, ADN ambiental y genómica | 1 año ago | |
| Hi @skirchgeorg , thanks for the additional info. We discuss again about this with my colleague and we were still hesitating with the drone, as it will still make some noise that... |
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| Hi Nabil,What medium do you want to sample for your eDNA (soil/air/water)? If its soil then you can simply collect a sample in a bag and freeze.This is a nice soil collection... |
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| Hi Simon,We (Reneco International Wildlife Consultants) have an ongoing collaboration with a local University (Abu Dhabi, UAE) for developing AI tools (cameratrap/drone... |
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Call for marine sites worldwide to apply to join eDNA Expeditions 2026-2028
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@LaurentChmiel Excellent initiative! 🌊🧬 eDNA Expeditions 2026–2028 is a powerful example of how local eDNA sampling can generate global, decision-ready insights for marine conservation. Great opportunity for marine sites worldwide to build capacity, engage communities, and contribute to a global biomolecular observatory.
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Thanks, @nabil.amor ! Do not hesitate to ask me anything you want regarding the project!
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Too bad we saw this just now. I hope we get to join another one soon.
A systematic review evaluating the performance of eDNA methods relative to conventional methods for biodiversity monitoring
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Non-destructive environmental DNA extracted from owl pellet contents: A valuable tool for monitoring mammalian species richness
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Non-destructive environmental DNA extracted from owl pellet contents: A valuable tool for monitoring mammalian species richness | PLOS One
Environmental DNA (eDNA) offers valuable presence/absence data for populations and has been widely used in comprehensive biodiversity assessments. However, applying eDNA in terrestrial environments poses unique challenges, particularly in obtaining samples that are representative of ecological communities. eDNA extracted from top-predator dietary samples can be an effective sampling source in monitoring prey populations. In this study, we tested a novel, non-destructive protocol to assess the efficacy of eDNA from barn owl (Tyto javanica delicatula) pellets as a tool for monitoring small mammal communities in an arid environment. We assessed the species composition and abundance of small mammals from owl pellets collected in the Simpson Desert in far western Queensland, Australia, using a three-tiered approach. We extracted DNA from 50 owl pellets and targeted a 16S mini-barcode for metabarcoding. We compared species detection via genetic analysis with that of morphological analysis, and finally with historical small mammal trapping data. The DNA extraction method presented here resulted in full preservation of prey bones and fur material for museum archival. eDNA detected four mammal species that were not detected via morphological pellet analysis, three of which are significant detections that had not been observed at this location before but were expected to occur based on likely distribution ranges. However, a key limitation of the eDNA approach demonstrated in this study, is that taxonomic identification was constrained by the completeness of reference databases, which can result in false negatives or ambiguous assignments. The results of the present study demonstrate that the specificity of an eDNA approach can offer advantages compared with morphological identification of mammalian remains from owl pellets, and that genetic owl pellet analysis may be particularly useful in full vertebrate diversity assessments that include reptiles, birds and amphibians that are unidentifiable from skeletal remains.
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Hi Yvan,
This is super late, but we sell very similar kits that you can buy just the kits or kits + metabarcoding analysis at Wilderlab and we now have a USA office. Check it out here: www.wilderlab.co
Thanks!
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Women in Conservation Forum (WiCF) 2nd March in Nairobi: GoFundMe platform
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Hello Macayle
It is of great pleasure that there is this opportunity coming to East Africa. I would like to attend this. Do you have any recommendation for funding a student to attend such a forum? I will share this opportunity with our East Africa WhatsApp group too.
2 February 2026 2:33am
Hi Susan,
Thank you for your message.
I apologise, but as we are a non-profit and mostly volunteer-run, we are presently unable to provide funding support to people to travel to Nairobi for the forum.
Thank you for sharing WiCF with the whatsapp community; that’s lovely of you!
I can write up an official letter of invitation if that would help with a university bursary application, and WiCF attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for the day.
I have a small invitation flyer; feel free to share this with others who may be interested.
Kind regards,
Macayle
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