Illuminate
BIODIVERSITY
TO SAVE OUR LIVING PLANET
Illuminate
BIODIVERSITY
TO SAVE OUR LIVING PLANET
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DNA Barcodes
barcode index numbers (species proxy)
Discover how the ability to
read biodiversity will impact you
Explore the simple way that
we can read life on our planet
Imagine a world with biodiversity
identification at your fingertips
Our Plans
iBOL is working to establish an earth observation system that will reveal species, including their dynamics and interactions.
Tracking ecosystems and revealing symbiomes – distinct fungal, plant, and animal species associated with host organisms – before the middle of this century by completing three research program:
BARCODE 500K
BIOSCAN
PLANETARY BIODIVERSITY MISSION
BIOSCAN
The 2nd iBOL PROGRAM
2019 – 2027
BIOSCAN will allow us to forecast changes in biodiversity in response to anthropogenic drivers as well as deepen our understanding of species interactions by probing the
Latest News
Webinar: Macrogenetics Through DNA Barcodes
Dr. Leonardo Dapporto joins us from the Università di Firenze in Italy to discuss the exciting and rapidly evolving field of macrogenomics, showing the potential of macrogenetics in testing the main phylogeographic hypotheses across an entire large taxon (butterflies).
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics and collaborators receive $7.2 million to reveal Canadian biodiversity
BIOSCAN–Canada, led by Professor Paul Hebert, will receive more than $7 million to support genomics research and technologies that will enhance understanding of Canadian biodiversity.
Hong Kong Researchers join iBOL Consortium
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium and its global research program, BIOSCAN.
Dr. Guilherme Oliveira Receives Medal of Merit
The Brazilian Association of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology has awarded Dr. Guilherme Oliveira, a Brazilian researcher, with a Medal of Merit. The award recognizes individuals who are driving research and knowledge in bioinformatics and computational biology in Brazil.
Spain joins iBOL Consortium
The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain’s largest public institution dedicated to the development and dissemination of multidisciplinary scientific and technological research, joins iBOL Consortium.
Italy joins iBOL Consortium
The Numerical and Experimental Zoology Laboratory in the Department of Biology at the University of Florence in Italy joins the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) as the research consortium’s 40th member. Dr. Leonardo Dapporto, who leads the lab – known as “Zen Lab” for short – will represent Italy on iBOL’s Science Committee.
Paul Hebert donates USD $100,000 MIDORI prize to iBOL research projects
Analysis of 10,000 insect specimens from 11 research sites spanning seven countries has begun at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG), thanks to financial support from Prof. Paul Hebert, iBOL’s scientific director.
Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat receives National Geographic Society grant to study Lebanon’s endemic irises
iBOL’s Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, a professor at l’Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut and a member of iBOL’s Science Committee, has been awarded a National Geographic Society grant to study Lebanon’s endemic flora.
Georgia joins iBOL to expand knowledge of biodiversity-rich Caucasus region
Ilia State University, a leading institution for studies on biodiversity, ecology, and evolutionary biology in the Caucasus region, has joined iBOL, making Georgia the 35th nation to signal its commit to advancing knowledge of biodiversity through DNA-based analysis.
About us
The International Barcode of Life consortium is a research alliance of nations undertaking the largest biodiversity science initiative:
create a digital identification system for life that is accessible to everyone
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