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DNA Barcoding at the Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies

by Pedro Vieira | Nov 28, 2019 | iBOL Nation Activity

Marking its 20th anniversary, the international Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies took in September 2019 in Braga, Portugal

Revolutionizing fish monitoring in Alpine rivers

by Bettina Thalinger, Yannick Pütz, Dominik Kirschner, Christian Moritz, Richard Schwarzenberger, Josef Wanzenböck and Michael Traugott | Nov 26, 2019 | Research

Environmental DNA provides high resolution data on Alpine fish populations and facilitates their management.

Fifty years of amphipod meetings and counting!

by Adriana Radulovici | Nov 26, 2019 | iBOL Nation Activity

More than 120 people from 27 countries came together at the end of August to share the latest developments in amphipod research relating to everything from taxonomy to ecology, from physiology to behaviour, from phylogeography to cryptic speciation.

To BOLDly Go

by Hakai Institute, Kat Pyne and Josh Silberg | Nov 14, 2019 | Illuminations

Catalog all of Earth’s multicellular lifeforms—tens of millions of species—in one giant DNA library.

Reconstructing the diet of an elusive wood grouse (western capercaillies) using metagenomics

by Physilia Chua | Nov 12, 2019 | Illuminations

Environmental DNA provides a non-invasive and simple means of biomonitoring

Reflections from a DNA barcoding course in Norway – From sequences to species

by Elisabeth Stur and Torbjørn Ekrem | Nov 11, 2019 | iBOL Nation Activity

The Norwegian Research School on Biosystematics (ForBio) and the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative (STI) organized a DNA barcoding course welcoming 16 university students from 10 nations to the scenic outer coastline of Central Norway.

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MAJOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM BIOSCAN AIMS TO PROVIDE DATA TO ADDRESS BIODIVERSITY LOSS, PROMPTING INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

Prompted by sharp declines in biodiversity and the urgent need for scientific data to inform socioeconomic planning, iBOL has launched BIOSCAN, the newest phase of a 15-year research program that will transform our understanding of, and integration with global biodiversity.