THE BULGARIAN BARCODE OF LIFE

The Bulgarian Barcode of Life project is a national network that aims to develop a targeted, systematic and large-scale inventory of the diversity of major groups of organisms through the application of DNA methods in Bulgaria.

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Our projects

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Museomics of Balkan invertebrates: Unlocking hidden genomic diversity in historical collections through next-generation sequencing

Project duration: 2026 - 2028

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Distributed Research Infrastructure “Bulgarian Network for Long-Term Ecosystem Research”

Project duration: 2020 - 2027

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Molecular tool for identification of parasitic worms of birds from natural ecosystems - development and validation

Project duration: 2023 - 2026

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Return or Invasion? Study of the distribution and ecology of the beaver (Castor fiber) in Bulgaria after more than 150 years of absence

Project duration: 2022 - 2025

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Join BGE+ in developing a DNA barcoding field guide

27.08.2026

The DNA barcoding community is getting a much-needed playbook, written by the people in the trenches. The OPENBAR initia...

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DNA barcoding and morphology tandem: Discovery of new harvester ant Messor odrysarum

14.07.2026

An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, officially named Mes...

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Using DNA to save Nature: Europe's Next Biodiversity Frontier

02.07.2026

The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA), the International Barcode of Life Europe (iBOL Europe), and the Co...

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