SMTP Canada

#bioSMTP, run by the Biodiversity Institute of ON, is a free program which allows students to experience hands-on biodiversity science through #DNAbarcoding

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CBG’s ‘Noah’s ark’ of DNA samples now accessible - CBG’s release: https://t.co/T9TxxBn4MC @UofGuelphNews @uofg article: https://t.co/WUyXIaxMsu @GGBNOutreach #GlobalGenomeInitiative @NMNH

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Congratulations to our Scientific Director Paul Hebert for winning the 2018 Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences! #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity #science https://t.co/BQx3SPrcSf

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New high throughput platforms have greatly increased our ability to sequence DNA and reduce the costs of sequencing compared to traditional Sanger methods. Check out our latest research! #DNAbarcoding #Sequel #Sanger #sequencing Read it here -> https://t.co/JUQc4oFBij

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#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IWD2018

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Results are in for a large bio-inventory project we conducted in 2014 with the help of @OntarioParks ! Read more here -> https://t.co/t2ZKLR3HjA #OntarioParks #Ontario #malaisetrap #biomonitoring #biodiversity #DNAbarcoding

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Are you an undergrad student looking for a summer job? We are still accepting applications for summer positions in insect sorting, photography or field work! Read more here: https://t.co/QjgLMHlbaQ #summerjob #uog #undergrad #entomology #insect

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Are you a University of Guelph student looking for a summer job? We have a USRA position available. Apply today! https://t.co/vDFtuzzmit

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Mystery bug of the day - what do you think it is? From Costa Rica #insect #bug #biodiversity #mystery #costarica #tiny #entomology #entomologist #science

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We spent the year sharing with you info about Canada's biodiversity for Canada's 150th anniversary. If you missed a post, you can find them all at https://t.co/673P4LJzYu Happy Holidays and wishing you a fantastic New Year in 2018! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150

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150/150! Barred Owls mate for life and rarely leave their 700-acre territory #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 Read more here -> https://t.co/airCHHDsn8 #owl #Canada #biodiversity

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Watch out for early infestations of scale bugs in the growing season. They can cause deformations in yours fruits! #badyield #Biodiversity150 #Canada150 #scale #scaleinsect #hemiptera Read more here -> https://t.co/j7PblBRwii

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Xanthorhoe clarkeata are part of the Geometridae family of Lepidoptera. Geometridae is Greek for “Earth measurer” as the caterpillars are inch worms, measuring one step at a time! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 Read more here ->https://t.co/z37AgFTnCA

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Peanut worms were once so plentiful in Singapore that they were collected and used as duck feed. #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 #peanut #worm #peanutworm #biodiversity #DNAbarcoding Read more here -> https://t.co/ZgucITQQDa

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Engelmann’s Quillwort is a rare plant in Canada, total number of plants known is under 2000! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 #rare #plants #endangered Read more here -> https://t.co/VcaDv5Zwii

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Did you know that coneheads (proturans) are quadrupeds? Their front legs lost the ability to support their weight and have adapted to function as antennae! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150

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Rotifers can survive desiccation via cryptobiosis! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 #rotifer #tiny #invert #invertebrate #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity Read more here -> https://t.co/6WsUpzeV5q

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You are what you eat, for these bugs that’s toxic because they eat #milkweed #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 Read more here -> https://t.co/UyU5qSX9TW #hemiptera #insects #DNAbarcoding

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Ostracods are so ancient that the presence of their fossils is often used to date the relative ages of rock! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 #fossil #ancient #crustacean Read more here -> https://t.co/aiE2MWKfxd

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Have you tasted Saskatoon serviceberries? They taste like apples! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 Read more here ->https://t.co/LVMBicIs3M #saskatoon #berries

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At any given time, there are approximately 130 million cases of scabies in the world! #Canada150 #Biodiversity150 Read more here -> https://t.co/wmWbggE60z