Microbiome ownership for Indigenous peoples

M Handsley-Davis, MZ Anderson, AC Bader… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Several studies have reported increased microbial diversity, or distinct microbial community
compositions, in the microbiomes of Indigenous peoples around the world. However, there …

Systematic review of marine environmental DNA metabarcoding studies: toward best practices for data usability and accessibility

MM Shea, J Kuppermann, MP Rogers, DS Smith… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
The emerging field of environmental DNA (eDNA) research lacks universal guidelines for
ensuring data produced are FAIR–findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable–despite …

Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA

L Whitmore, M McCauley, JA Farrell… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The field of environmental DNA (eDNA) is advancing rapidly, yet human eDNA applications
remain underutilized and underconsidered. Broader adoption of eDNA analysis will produce …

Ecological research 'in a good way'means ethical and equitable relationships with Indigenous Peoples and Lands

AJ Reid, DA McGregor, AK Menzies… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
The current and fervent uptick in the natural sciences of seeking to engage with Indigenous
partners signals a change in attitudes towards Indigenous knowledge systems and Peoples …

Best practice guidelines for environmental DNA biomonitoring in Australia and New Zealand

M De Brauwer, LJ Clarke, A Chariton… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA)‐based methods are increasingly used by government agencies
to detect pests and threatened species, and for broader biodiversity monitoring. Given rapid …

Extending the CARE Principles from tribal research policies to benefit sharing in genomic research

SR Carroll, R Plevel, LL Jennings, I Garba… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Indigenous Peoples have historically been targets of extractive research that has led to little
to no benefit. In genomics, such research not only exposes communities to harms and risks …

An ethical crisis in ancient DNA research: Insights from the Chaco Canyon controversy as a case study

AD Cortez, DA Bolnick, G Nicholas… - Journal of Social …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, the field of paleogenomics has grown into an exciting and rapidly advancing
area of scientific inquiry. However, scientific work in this field has far outpaced the …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) applications in freshwater fisheries management and conservation in Canada: overview of current challenges and opportunities

TA Bernos, MC Yates, MF Docker… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring methods have played a significant role in improving
fisheries management decisions. Yet, their impact to date has been rather limited in Canada …

Environmental DNA protocol development guide for biomonitoring

M De Brauwer, A Chariton, LJ Clarke… - 2022 - research-repository.griffith.edu.au
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) and RNA (eRNA) methods is a rapidly advancing
field that provides fast, cost-effective, non-invasive methods to identify the presence of target …

Ethical considerations for human sequences in environmental DNA

H Doi, RP Kelly - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - nature.com
The analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) is a rapidly develo** field with great potential
and as-yet-undreamed-of uses in conservation and ecology 1–3. Residual genetic …