By analyzing 503 dried maw samples, researchers identified 39 species, including critically endangered European eels and ...

The Earth is an almost unimaginably diverse planet in terms of species. Researchers have identified between two and three million species, but there are many more that we know nothing about.

When scientists discovered how bacteria protect themselves against viral invaders, called phages, in the early 2000s, little ...

A brightly colored Mediterranean butterfly had long been confused with a common species. Genetic analyses have revealed its true identity. For over a century, this insect was mistaken for the ...

Students have been working to identify the roots using DNA barcoding. After analyzing a segment of DNA, the sample is compared to a database of known barcodes to correctly identify the plant.

Scientists are looking for the "dark matter" of the animal kingdom — and it's revealing how little we know about life on our planet.

An innovative new technique developed at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus uses a novel DNA barcode system to track hundreds of RNA and protein molecules in single cells within thick biological ...

Life teems under the Antarctic ice sheet. In subglacial Lake Mercer, it is surprisingly versatile and isolated from the rest of the world.

Ten years ago, scientists put DNA barcodes in AAV vectors, creating an approach that simplified, expedited, and streamlined AAV screening.