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Coverage of DNA Barcoding in the popular press

Browse some of the news stories covering iBOL and DNA barcoding.

News Stories


Barcoding Life

InnovationCanada.ca – 11 August, 2010

Barcoding Life (PDF)


Unique way to document South African species

Pretoria News – 21 July, 2010

Unique Way to Document SA Species (PDF)


DNA barcoding finds five new frog species among 30 wiped out in fungal epidemic

Eurekalert – 19 July, 2010

Frog killer caught in the act (PDF)


Barcodes prove it’s a shark-eat-shark world

Discovery News – 12 July, 2010

Deepwater Shark Diets Include Other Sharks (PDF)


The Barcode of Life Project

ON Nature Magazine – Summer 2010

The Barcode of Life Project (PDF)


Creating a new vision of life posted (2010-06-28)

Ottawa Citizen – 25 May 2010

Creating a new vision of life (PDF)


Scanning Life (The Big Idea)

National Geographic – May 2010

Scanning Life (PDF)


For every species a barcode posted (2010-06-26)

Guelph Mercury – 26 June 2010

For every species a barcode(PDF)


DNA barcoding uncovers 21 new species

DNA barcoding uncovers 21 new species (PDF)


Huge Interest in the Consortium for the Barcode of Life

Huge Interest in the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (PDF)


Freaky new bats found by DNA barcoding

Freaky new bats found by DNA barcoding (PDF)


Dna helpt bij opsporen illegaal hout en ziektes

Dna helpt bij opsporen illegaal hout en ziektes (PDF)


Fish tale has DNA hook: Students find bad labels

Fish tale has DNA hook: Students find bad labels (PDF)


U of G research projects celebrated by province

U of G research projects celebrated by province (PDF)


Falsche Fische

Falsche Fische (PDF)


Código de barras para cada ser vivo

Código de barras para cada ser vivo (PDF)


Buscan clasificación de especies por el ADN para proteger biodiversidad

Buscan clasificación de especies por el ADN para proteger biodiversidad (PDF)


Un simple análisis de ADN pone al descubierto el nivel de fraude en alimentos

Un simple análisis de ADN pone al descubierto el nivel de fraude en alimentos (PDF)


BIOLOGIE – Katalog des Lebens

BIOLOGIE – Katalog des Lebens (PDF)


DNA testing uncovers suspect sushi

DNA testing uncovers suspect sushi (PDF)


In cod we can’t trust: DNA shows fish often mislabelled for sale

In cod we can’t trust: DNA shows fish often mislabelled for sale (PDF)


Canadians who buy fish may be getting scaled: study

Canadians who buy fish may be getting scaled: study (PDF)


Study finds fishy labelling at restaurants, markets

Study finds fishy labelling at restaurants, markets (PDF)


Study uncovers “provisional new bird species”

Study uncovers “provisional new bird species” (PDF)


U.S. student sleuths use unique Cdn technology to identify mislabelled foods

U.S. student sleuths use unique Cdn technology to identify mislabelled foods (PDF)


Plant experts unveil DNA barcode

Plant experts unveil DNA barcode (PDF)

 


‘Barcode’ shows mosquito threats

‘Barcode’ shows mosquito threats (PDF)


Agencies Work on DNA ‘Barcodes’ Database

Agencies Work on DNA ‘Barcodes’ Database (PDF)


Study by NYC teens finds fishy labeling of seafood

Seafood Labels (PDF)


Student study unmasks sushi scandal in New York

Student study unmasks sushi scandal in New York (PDF)


Scientists unveil plant DNA barcode posted (0000-00-00)

Scientists unveil plant DNA barcode (PDF)


Genetic ‘barcoding’ reveals a slew of new species posted (0000-00-00)

Genetic ‘barcoding’ reveals a slew of new species (PDF)


Decoding nature posted (0000-00-00)

Decoding nature


Genetic ‘barcoding’ reveals a slew of new species posted (0000-00-00)

Genetic ‘barcoding’ reveals a slew of new species (PDF)


Teenage DNA detectives expose US fish fraud posted (0000-00-00)

Teenage DNA detectives expose US fish fraud (PDF)


Biologists unveil plant DNA barcode posted (0000-00-00)

Biologists unveil plant DNA barcode – November 10, 2009 (PDF)


Rival genetics projects build bridges posted (0000-00-00)

Rival genetics projects build bridges


Researchers identify new bats and birds posted (0000-00-00)

Researchers identify new bats and birds (PDF)


Move over BlackBerry, it’s the BarBerry posted (0000-00-00)

Move over BlackBerry, it’s the BarBerry (PDF)


Raising the bar on DNA coding posted (0000-00-00)

Raising the bar on DNA coding (PDF)


Barcode of Life posted (0000-00-00)

Barcode of Life (PDF)


El código de las aves posted (0000-00-00)

El código de las aves (PDF)


Canadian University Begins Project to Catalogue All of Life With ‘DNA Barcoding’ posted (0000-00-00)

Canadian University Begins Project to Catalogue All of Life With ‘DNA Barcoding’ (DNA)


Canada triggers food fight posted (0000-00-00)

Canada triggers food fight (PDF)


Identification by “Barcodes” posted (2007-07-01)

Identification by “Barcodes” (PDF)


News

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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Features

For Scientists

Barcoding marine nematodes: an improved set of nematode 18S rRNA primers to overcome eukaryotic co-interference
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For Enthusiasts

In cod we can’t trust: DNA shows fish often mislabelled for sale
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