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Case Study: Barcode of Life Data Systems
http://www.boldsystems.org
The Barcode of Life Data Systems is a global library of DNA barcodes, which are short genetic
sequences that distinguish species from each other. Barcode of Life Data Systems supports the
organization and analysis of barcode data. The data in this free and public database are being used
by thousands of researchers and practitioners around the world.
The Barcode of Life Data Systems was developed and is maintained by scholars at the University
of Guelph. All these barcoding projects share the goal of building an open-access database of
reference barcodes that will improve our understanding of biodiversity and will allow nontaxonomists
to identify species. As of August 2009, researchers had deposited over 670,000
barcode records from 61,000 species into the international Barcode of Life Database.
Direct funding for the Network currently exceeds $24M. Major sources of support include
Funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada through the Ontario
Genomics Institute, Ontario Innovation Trust, NSERC and the Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation. Additional contributions ($1M) were secured from various federal agencies and
private sector organizations as part of our co--funding strategy.
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