At first glance, the rather grandiose-sounding International Barcode of Life (IBOL) project seems an arcane scientific exercise. But the database – which aims to create unique DNA identification ...

Wildlife traffickers do their best to make animal and plant parts unidentifiable. When customs officials find bones, maybe all they can say, is that the bones belonged to large cats. Then they have to ...

The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Secretariat today announced major new funding for the world's largest biodiversity genomics project. Paul Hebert, iBOL Scientific Director, said that four ...

Imagine a catalogue of life at your fingertips; finding the name of any animal, plant, fungus or organism in an instant, without having to search through reference or guide books. Waikato University’s ...

Imagine a world in which you can know the name of any animal, any plant, any fungus, any organism, then and there, in a flash, anywhere on Earth. That is what the introduction leaflet of the ...

Unidentifiable bits of animals and plants can now be rapidly identified with a DNA barcoding field kit for a major impact on wildlife trafficking measures and invasive species control at ports of ...

GUELPH, ON, April 23 /CNW/ - The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Secretariat today announced major new funding for the world's largest biodiversity genomics project. Paul Hebert, iBOL Scientific ...