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Romania completes library of butterfly barcodes
Romania is now the first country to have barcoded its entire...Read more
Peter Freeman named new
Executive Director of iBOL
The interim chair of the International Barcode of Life Conso...Read more

Events

9th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology

September 5-10, 2010, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

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Tools for identifying biodiversity: progress and problems

September 20-22, 2010, Paris, France

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A DNA barcode for land plants
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For Enthusiasts

Study by NYC teens finds fishy labeling of seafood
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