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Nature 434, 697 (7 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/434697b; Published online 6 April 2005
DNA barcoding is no substitute for taxonomy
Malte C. Ebach1 & Craig Holdrege2
- Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, New York 14211, USA
- The Nature Institute, 20 May Hill Road, Ghent, New York 12075, USA
DNA barcoding, formerly a way of identifying DNA within foodstuffs, is now being proposed as a way to catalogue life.At the First International Barcoding Conference, held at the Natural History Museum in London in February 2005, heads of research institutes discussed plans to use museums, herbaria and other biodiversity institutes as national centres for DNA barcoding.
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