Taking Stock of the World's Species

2024/08/08 by Storm J. Russell, Russell, Samantha
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.24382/m0rp-8092

openalex publication_date 2024/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

Scientists are to establish a giant catalogue of life - to, in effect, “barcode” every species on Earth. "is poster aims to provide an overview of DNA barcoding: what is it? and why is it controversial?

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