Making Every Species Count
Building a Bioliterate World
What would it be like to live in a bio-literate world - a world where you could know, in minutes, the name of any animal or plant - any time, anywhere? And not just its name but everything about it - what are its habits, is it endangered, is it dangerous, should it even be there or is it an invader from somewhere else?
How could we use that knowledge to protect our planet's biodiversity and promote human health and well-being?
The International Barcode of Life project (iBOL), the largest biodiversity genomics initiative ever undertaken, is unlocking the door to that world by creating a digital identification system for life.
• Breaking News for Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 •
School program wrapping up
BIO and 60 Schools in Ontario find some 1400 insect species through DNA barcoding. Over 22000 new sequences thanks to 2000 eager students and a dedicated team.
DNA Barcoding Online Course
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario offers distance education course in DNA Barcoding
Kunming hosts conference
The Kunming Institutes of Botany and Zoology, invite to the 5th International Barcode of Life Conference in Kunming, China from 27-31 October 2013 .
PestBOL site launched
The Plant Pest Barcoding site provides summary information on DNA Barcode coverage for invertebrate pests of significance to global plant production.
How iBOL Works
It takes a lot of different people with different talents to get the job done.
Read about global participation in iBOL and how it works.
Learn more...Building the Barcode Library
2,012,391 specimens
309,803 barcode clusters/species
Target for 2015:
5,000,000 specimens
500,000 species
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Barcoding Campaigns
A number of campaigns have started to collect and register DNA barcodes from specific families and regions of life.
Learn more...Get Connected
Get connected with other DNA barcoding participants, scientists, and enthusiasts.
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