(The Gist of PIB) International Barcode of Life

(THE GIST OF PIB) International Barcode of Life

A MoU has been signed between Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), a subordinate organization under Ministry of Environment and International Barcode of Life (iBOL), a Canadian not-for-profit corporation.

ZSI and iBOL have come together for further efforts in DNA barcoding, a methodology for rapidly and accurately identifying species by sequencing a short segment of standardized gene regions and comparing individual sequences to a reference database.
iBOL is a research alliance involving nations that have committed both human and financial resources to enable expansion of the global reference database and/or the analytical protocols needed to use the reference library to inventory, assess, and describe biodiversity.
The MoU will enable ZSI to participate at the Global level programmes like Bioscan and Planetary Biodiversity Mission.