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Dr. Adriana Radulovici, a long-time member of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics and the International Barcode of Life, joins GEO BON as its new executive secretary. Congratulations, Adriana! https://geobon.org/geo-bon-executive-secretary-adriana-rad/

eDNA has allowed scientists to detect invasive species, to study the spread of fungi and pollen and to monitor aquatic environments. Now researchers are working on ways to detect animal DNA in the air, which could open new possibilities for environmental monitoring and forensics. #biodiversity #eDNA #BIOSCAN #technology #innovation #science #research #biology #environment #ecology https://science.thewire.in//to-study-animals-snatch-their/

We want to use DNA barcoding to understand the interactions among species in the community. That will give us a picture of the consequences of reducing the population of mosquito species that causes malaria. - Dr. Michelle D'Souza, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph #UofG #WorldHealthDay... https://news.uoguelph.ca//u-of-g-insect-barcoding-project/

Intercepting pandemics through genomics. "Now is the time to use the full power of science through cooperative efforts among initiatives such as BIOSCAN, Global Virome Project, and Earth BioGenome Project to advance our understanding of the complex web of interactions that span the domains of life." #WorldHealthDay ... https://www.pnas.org/content/117/25/13852

Magda Bou Dagher Kharratt, a member of iBOL’s Science Committee has been awarded a @insidenatgeo grant to study Lebanon’s endemic irises. Read more about Magda’s project, Restoring the Glow of the Rainbow Goddesses: Oncocyclus Irises, at iBOL.org Ziad Rahme #biodiversity #flora #biodiversité #fleurs #lebanon #science #womeninstem

Don’t miss this new episode of The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast where Prof Paul Hebert talks about DNA barcoding and why it’s a great tool for species documentation. He also explains why we need these novel DNA-based methods now to help gain a better understanding of the species that share our planet . #biodiversity #science #dna #climatechange #nature #wildlife #animals #plants #fungi #fishes

Our colleagues have published an important new paper establishing field protocols for soil & arthropod sampling in tropical rainforests prior to #metabarcoding #biodiversity #30x30 #science #tropicalecology #rainforest #ecology #climatechange #enviroment #fieldresearch #tropics #nature #soil #environment #environmentalassessment #arthropods #insects #biology #research https://mbmg.pensoft.net/article/58572/

#HappyHolidays from all of us at iBOL. We wish you a safe and healthy 2021.

Well done, CBG and thanks for the behind-the-scenes sneak peek!

A behind-the-scenes look at the meta-barcoding team at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics in Canada. They’ve been hard at work this year despite many challenges due to COVID-19. The researchers have collected valuable data for projects examining things such as biodiversity in agricultural settings, to arthropod diversity in the Canadian Arctic. These data will contribute to iBOL’s #BIOSCAN research program. #nature #biodiversity #wildlife #science #biology #data #climatechange

"It’s not often that a field of science is transformed, and rarer yet that this should coincide with a crisis whose solution demands new powers." - Paul Hebert, recipient of the 2020 Midori Prize for Biodiversity LIVING IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES:... https://midoripress.net/en/uncategorized/6226/ #biodiversity #NatureBasedSolutions #nature #science #bioscan

Did you know that it can take an average of 21 years between the discovery and description of a new species? That is changing thanhs to new DNA technologies and data sharing. Check out ibol.org/barcodebulletin to find out how researchers dusted off a shelved fly specimen and gave it a name, thanks to DNA barcoding and new, collaborative research communities. Story by: Jostein Kjærandsen at Tromso University in Norway, Alexei Polevoi at Forest Research Institute of Karelian... Research Centre Of the Russian Academy of Sciences; and Jukka Salmela at the regional Museum of Lapland in Finland. #biodiversity #dnabarcoding Jukka Salmela

Recording bird sounds. Photographing mammals with camera traps. Soil sampling to find fungal species. Traps for insects, spores, and pollen. This is how our #BIOSCAN partners @LifeplanProject are mapping #biodiversity. Lifeplan wants to find out what species communities look like today and how they are changing.... Experts of statistics, maths, and ecology are also part of the project. Lifeplan is using the latest DNA techniques and AI to gain new knowledge. The film was originally made by the ecologists to show the statisticians and mathematicians where the data comes from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoN3fJpOtLo

https://ibol.org//biodiverse-ecuador-joins-ibol-consortium/

This large, parasitic fly is a member of Cuterebrinae, a botfly subfamily. Also of the Cuterebra genus, these flies can lay eggs in the skin of mammals - sometimes infecting small animals such as rodents, rabbits, #dogs, and #cats! Photo Credit: Jayme Sones, CBGCollections. #parasite #biodiversity #fly

Join Dr. Paul Hebert @ EU Research & Innovation Days to learn about how we are using DNA-barcoding and leading-edge technology to accelerate biodiversity research: https://www.earto.eu/eu-ri-days-as-a-virtual-event-on-22-/. #BIOSCAN #biodiversity #nature