Barcode Long Island Team barcode friends
Program:
Barcode Long Island
Year:
2017-18
Research Topic:
Biodiversity & trade
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Animals: Invertebrate

Project:

Biodiversity between the North Shore and South Shore
Students:
Sabrina Taranis, Ziya Patel
School:
Mineola High School, Nassau
Mentors:
Ellen McGlade-McCulloh

Abstract:

The purpose of this project is to determine the biodiversity of aquatic organisms from the North and South shore. The advantages of finding the biodiversity is that it can accurately identify unknown species which will be used for biodiversity assessment and ecological studies. The two sites that will be used are Bar Beach and Nickerson Beach. At these two sites, ten invertebrate organisms will be collected from each site and will then be frozen. After this, the DNA will be isolated and amplified in the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. After using the PCR machine to further amplify the DNA, the gel electrophoresis machine will be used to create sequences for the DNA which will later be sent to the DNA subway in order for the bands to be cut. Although DNA barcoding for identification and taxonomy has been controversial, it is often used by many scientists for biodiversity studies.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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