Research Articles
The Genomic Biosphere: HUGO's Bold Vision for a Planetary Health Revolution
Exploring HUGO's Ecological Genome Project and how ecogenomics is redefining humanity's relationship with nature through DNA.
Beyond the Blueprint: How Ecogenomics Maps Nature's Hidden Networks
Explore how ecogenomics is revolutionizing our understanding of ecosystems by decoding collective genomes and revealing nature's hidden networks.
The Digital Lab: How Website Design Shapes Teens' First Encounters with Ecogenomics
Research on how website interactivity affects adolescent engagement with ecogenomics science, with data visualizations and key findings
Nature is (a) Mine: The Scientific Clash That Divided Dutch Ecogenomics
Exploring the philosophical divide in Dutch ecogenomics between viewing nature as a resource to be mined versus a complex web of relationships.
The Invisible Web of Life: How Everyday People Are Shaping the Future of Ecogenomics
Exploring how potential users—farmers, patients, policymakers—are actively framing ecogenomics through their values, fears, and aspirations.
The Genomic Generation: How Dutch Teens Became Science Advisors on Earth's Microscopic Mysteries
A Dutch study where 246 adolescents researched ecogenomics using online tools, revealing how digital-native generations engage with complex science.
The Invisible Witnesses: How Microbial Detectives Are Transforming Environmental and Forensic Science
Exploring how ecogenomics uses microbial communities to solve environmental challenges and forensic cases through DNA analysis of metagenomes.
The Teen Brain Meets Ecogenomics: How First Impressions and Website Design Shape Tomorrow's Scientists
Exploring how website interactivity shapes adolescent understanding of ecogenomics, with research insights on optimal science communication design for teens
The Great Dutch DNA Divide: When "Nature Mining" Ignited a Scientific Civil War
How the Dutch ecogenomics community split over the controversial concept of 'nature mining' and what it reveals about our relationship with nature
Teens, Tech, and Trees: How the Next Generation Relates to Ecogenomics
Exploring how adolescents perceive and engage with the emerging field of ecogenomics, the science of decoding interactions between genes and ecosystems.