Researchers are pioneering the use of DNA "barcodes" to map menacing mosquito species in West Africa that spread lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis. The ability to precisely ...

DNA barcoding is advocated as a vast improvement in our ability to monitor and manage the world's biodiversity. An expert on the potato and tomato family examined the utility of DNA barcoding in a ...

An international team of scientists is undertaking an ambitious task: cataloging the DNA of hundreds of thousands of species. A research institute in Chester County has been selected to head up the ...

Discover why zoology is referred to as the 'Scribe of Species.' Discover the various job pathways available to zoologists in ...

Federal agencies are starting to tap into an ambitious project that is gathering DNA "barcodes" for Earth's 1.8 million known species — a project that could help shoppers avoid mislabeled toxic ...

TORONTO, Oct 31 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Call it a DNA digital Dewey Decimal System for all life on Earth. Every species, from extinct to thriving, is set to get its ...

Stefan Caddy-Retalic is affiliated with the University of Adelaide and Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network. Andrew Lowe is Professor of Plant Conservation Biology and Director of the Australian ...

There are 1.8 million species in danger of extinction. You probably wouldn’t be able to recognize most of them if they crawled, flew, or swam by you. But what if you could read the “barcode” of any ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Call it a DNA digital Dewey Decimal System for all life on Earth. Every species, from extinct to thriving, is set to get its own DNA barcode in an attempt to better track the ones ...