FERG News August 2025

After a quieter newsletter last month, with everyone out in the field, stuck into their lab work or away at conferences, we’ve had all sorts coming through in July! From new papers, through graduations, to various field adventures, read on for a full update! We have a fun puzzle based on degenerate DNA sequences thisContinueContinue reading “FERG News August 2025”

Primer time: a rollercoaster ride through metabarcoding PCR primer design

This was originally posted on Biocoenosis, a blog jointly run by Jordan and FERG collaborator Max Tercel. If you want a short synopsis on metabarcoding (and dietary metabarcoding more specifically), plough on, but if you’re here for some tips and tricks, scroll down to the PCR primer design subheading. Now more than ever, PCR hasContinueContinue reading “Primer time: a rollercoaster ride through metabarcoding PCR primer design”