Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG)
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Global leader in DNA barcoding. Proudly supporting @iBOLConsortium. We offer expertise in biodiversity science, DNA sequencing, and informatics.
University of Guelph, ON, CA
Joined October 2013
The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics @UofGCBS added its 15 millionth specimen to its archive, moving closer to its goal of sequencing 25 million specimens by 2029 and ultimately cataloguing all multicellular life by mid-century. #DNAbarcoding #Milestone.
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A beetle from Costa Rica has become the 15 millionth specimen to enter a genetic reference library at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) at the University of Guelph
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Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:.🔗 Learn more about our funding partner:.🔗 📷 CBG Photography Group
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Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is from the genus Maenomenus (family: Pyrgotidae), collected in New South Wales, Australia. This record was made possible by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.
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Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:.🔗. Learn more about our funding partner: .🔗 📷 CBG Photography Group
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Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is from the genus Borniochrysa (family: Chrysopidae), collected in the Western Cape, South Africa. This record was made possible by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.
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Gin Gin High School was one of 50 schools across Australia that participated in the Insect Investigators project, with all specimens DNA barcoded right here at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Learn more about the Insect Investigators Project 🔗 .
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A parasitic wasp collected by students at Gin Gin High School in Queensland, Australia, has been identified as a brand new species: Cotesia ginginensis. Read the article 🔗 .
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DNA barcoding in Canada identifies a wasp collected during a citizen science program by Gin Gin High School students as a new species.
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Participants engaged in theory sessions, practical computer labs focused on data science and bioinformatics, as well as molecular lab work to sequence their own samples. 📷 Photos courtesy of Ken Thompson
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✈️ CBG team members Dr. Ken Thompson and Dr. Robin Floyd are in Lima, Peru this week, leading a specialized course on barcoding and metabarcoding at the National University of San Marcos.
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RT @NAbSA_climate: New! 🌿 How can #NatureBasedSolutions support climate resilience, women’s leadership & biodiversity in 🇬🇭🇨🇮🇬🇳?. A new pap….
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RT @CIFOR_ICRAF_WCA: 🦋Du 18 au 21 juillet, 14 personnes (dont 6 agents OIPR) ont été formées à l’usage des pièges à Malaise dans la Nawa Cô….
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🌐 Visit the website to learn more: . 📑 Access the publication:
journals.plos.org
As the technology for mass identification of species is advancing rapidly, we developed a field sampling method that takes advantage of the emerging possibilities of combining sensor-based data with...
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Check out some cool mammals captured on our camera traps 👇😎 .📷 1 - White-tailed deer.📷 2 - North American porcupine.📷 3 - Eastern coyote.📷 4 - Chris Ho, CBG's LIFEPLAN coordinator! 👋
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🧵2/4 .What is LIFEPLAN?. The LIFEPLAN project is an international effort collecting biodiversity data in a systematic manner, combining sensor-based data with automated high-throughput data processing to compare biodiversity between natural and urban areas.
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🧵1/4 .Project Highlight - LIFEPLAN🌟 . Did you know the CBG has been generating sequences from Malaise traps and fungal DNA as part of our collaboration with the University of Helsinki's LIFEPLAN project?.
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Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:.🔗 Learn more about our funding partner: .🔗 📷 CBG Photography Group
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Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is an arachnid from the Eremobatidae family, collected in the Karoo Desert of South Africa. This record was made possible by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.
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Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:.🔗. Learn more about our funding partner: .🔗. 📷 CBG Photography Group
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Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a stunning ant (family: Formicidae), collected in the Paramaribo Province of Suriname. This record was made possible by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.
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🌿 And the Winner Is. 🎉 . A big thank you to everyone who cast their votes in our community poll. Let's all give a shout-out to CBG staff member Marlee-Ann Lyle for creating all the great graphics 🙌 . #CBGGardenomics #WellnessAtWork #CBGCommunity #StaffWellbeing
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RT @iBOLConsortium: NGO's, collaborators, stakeholders, politicians, private sector representatives and academic partners gathered last wee….
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