DNA barcoding
Media Releases
- March 24, 2023
Prof. Paul Hebert’s scientific publications surpassed 100K citations on Google Scholar this week, signalling DNA barcoding’s profound impact on biodiversity science internationally. 100K Citations and Growing: How Prof. Paul Hebert’s DNA Barcoding Research is Transforming Biodiversity Science Worldwide.
- September 2, 2022
The 2022 expansion of Arctic BIOSCAN’s biodiversity monitoring activities was made possible by support from Polar Knowledge Canada and the SOI Foundation, which together enabled the hiring of field technicians in four communities across Nunavut. These Nunavummiut youth have brought new energy and local knowledge, and it has been exciting to have them on board this field season!
- June 22, 2022
The iBOL Consortium presented its BIOSCAN: Illuminating Biodiversity webinar series on June 30th with Dr. Florian Leese discussing the work of the Aquatic Ecosystem Research Group at the Universität Duisburg-Essen, studying the impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biodiversity with metabarcoding.
- June 8, 2022
From Peruvian and Brazilian coastal wetlands, Mexican lagoons, and the Great Lakes in America to Sundaland and China, and many other places around the Pacific, a new special issue, “Aquatic Organisms Research with DNA Barcodes,” published by Diversity, features scientific papers exploring new insights about life under the water through DNA technologies.
- April 22, 2022
DeWaard and Nowosad met with important community partners at the Ekaluktuttiak Hunters and Trappers Organization and the Kugluktuk Angoniatit Association
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The International Barcode of Life Consortium is a research alliance undertaking the largest global biodiversity science initiative: create a digital identification system for life that is accessible to everyone