iBOL News & Events
Australian Barcode of Life Network meeting
A two-day workshop held at the University of Melbourne on 26-27 February 2020 brought together 42 participants to report on existing projects and to discuss shared needs and opportunities.
LIFEPLAN Brings 12.6 million EUR to Aid BIOSCAN’s Progress
LIFEPLAN, a six-year, 12.6 million EUR project led by the University of Helsinki has joined BIOSCAN, a research program overseen by the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium.
Arctic BIOSCAN: Survey of an Arctic Arthropod Community and Implications for Future Monitoring
A pilot survey of terrestrial arthropod communities in Nunavut has evaluated the efficiency of several standard collecting methods in the Canadian Arctic.
Natural History Collection at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Surpasses 5 Million Specimens
The in-house natural history collection of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics has reached five million fully-digitized DNA barcode voucher specimens.
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Awarded $4 Million to Catalogue Life in Costa Rica
The funding will enable biologists, including Costa Rican researchers, to add data for about 200,000 species – including many new to science – over the next three years.
Watered down biodiversity: sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
A recent collaboration between the University of Guelph and scientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada resulted in a paper in PLOS One comparing water and bulk-tissue DNA samples.
SMRT Sequencing Reveals Biodiversity
The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, the global leader in DNA barcoding, has announced the arrival of Canada’s first Sequel II System that will enable researchers to advance exploration of DNA barcoding of living things and their interactions.
NorBOL’s biodiversity research infrastructure receives NOK 2 million
Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre has announced NOK 2 million in new funding to support the Norwegian Barcode of Life.
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