Topic

DNA barcoding

Identifying organisms by sequencing a short standard stretch of their DNA and matching it to reference sequences, which is often the only way to name juvenile or larval specimens.

Current clusters

science1 publisher

Two insect traps in New York parks will screen for species the DNA barcode library cannot match

Emily Hartop of the NTNU University Museum thinks the Central Park and Prospect Park traps will turn up species new to science, and she thinks the same protocol would work in Trondheim. The second claim is the testable one.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption30
Hype gap+22
Incentives65
Confidence55

science1 publisher

A Costa Rica expedition's 371 sea snakes carried crabs, shrimp and a clingfish

Joseph Pfaller noticed a crab drop off almost the first yellow-bellied sea snake he handled in 2012, and the larvae he collected then waited about a decade in a Florida museum for a crab specialist to ask what they were.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+10
Incentives35
Confidence60