The BOLD Team is excited to announce BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN at cran.r-project.org/web/packages... Below, one of the BOLDConnectR creators, Sameer Padhye, provides a demonstration for exploring and working with BOLD data in R. #BOLDconnectR #CRAN #RStats #OpenSource 🎥 Watch the video here:

📈 Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are updated to reflect the latest operational taxonomic units. The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database after the September update is now 1,339,498!

Do you use R and the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems? 🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN! BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format. #RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation

💬 BOLD FAQ's Did you know? You don’t always have to start at boldsystems.org. Go straight to your favourite BOLD5 tools using these links: ID Engine → id.boldsystems.org Public Data Portal → portal.boldsystems.org Bookmark them today for quicker access! #DNAbarcoding #Biodiversity

💬 BOLD FAQ's Did you know? Verbatim fields store data exactly as entered by the user. On BOLD, key fields with controlled vocabularies also have verbatim versions. These fields help expedite record activation, so you can move forward with your submission—adding images and sequences sooner.

We're excited to share the recording of our Data Submission Workshop by Dr. Terri Porter, BOLD's Director of Informatics – Internal Operations. In this session, we introduce the updated BOLDv5 data submission process, which improves turnaround times and data validation. 🎥

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a damselfly from the Coenagrionidae family, collected in Free State, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Foundation.

💬 BOLD FAQ's Did you know? BIN assignments are based on sequence divergence and updated monthly. New BINs are only created from COI-5P sequences with at least 500 valid residues in the barcode region and fewer than 1% ambiguous bases.

ERGA at #ESEB2025🧬 @ergabiodiv.bsky.social participated in the Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. This conference was a great opportunity for ERGA members to gather in person, exchange ideas, and connect! 🔗 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/09/08/e... @horizoneu.bsky.social

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a moth from the Geometridae family, collected in Pahang, Malaysia. This record was made possible through the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

A study by Muhala et al. (2024) utilized DNA barcoding to identify the composition of the fish fauna from the coast of Mozambique. Photo: 📸 Hippocampus kelloggi: BOLD:AAF0667 (copyright Sara A. Lourie) Access the full article: 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

CBG joined the buzz at Guelph Bug Day, an annual celebration of all things insect- and arachnid-related. Read the article 🔗 bit.ly/bugday2025 @uofgcbs.bsky.social @integrativebiology.bsky.social #ScienceForAll #Outreach #GuelphBugDay2025

📚 Back-to-school season is here! While students and teachers are stocking up on school supplies, we’re also taking stock—of our collections! Here are some of our latest Collection Metrics that show just how much biodiversity inventory we’ve been accumulating! 🐞🌿

So far in 2025, we’ve seen steady growth in BIN records, reflecting the continuous expansion of the global species inventory. August’s update highlights international collaboration in DNA-based biodiversity research, with the largest number of new BINs this month contributed from Costa Rica.

📈Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are updated to reflect the latest operational taxonomic units. The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database after the August update is now 1,326,560!

💬 BOLD FAQ's 🧵 1/3 Did you know? BOLD Process IDs are unique record identifiers that are automatically generated by the system when new specimen records are uploaded to a project and follow a standard format.

🔊 Share this message far and wide 🌍 We can use your help! We are looking for partners in these unsampled ecoregions to get involved in the BIOSCAN program. WE supply materials and can cover many costs, YOU collect insects and data. Interested? Check out buff.ly/4hSuD69 for more details.

🌎✈️ CBG team members Dr. Ken Thompson and Dr. Spencer Monckton visited the University of Ghana last week to lead a barcoding training course for 35 researchers from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Guinea.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a beetle from the Dendrometrinae subfamily, collected in Cuzco, Peru. This record was made possible through the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

💬 BOLD FAQ's Did you know? BOLD accepts sequences from many genetic markers, including: COI-5P, ITS, rbcL, matK, and 18S, as well as dozens of others. Connect with our team for support on anything related to BOLD 📩 [email protected]

The University of Guelph invites applications for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Biodiversity Genomics. For full position description and how to apply, please visit: careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics is hiring 10 positions! This is a great opportunity for recent graduates.

To help address the challenge posed by the growth of data on @boldsystems.bsky.social, partners of @biogeneurope.bsky.social developed an automated pipeline and a manual curation tool to facilitate the curation of an European reference library. iboleurope.org/bge-referenc...

🔊 Announcement The legacy v4 ID Engine will be retired on August 1, 2025. To ensure you are using the most accurate and up-to-date reference libraries, please switch to the v5 ID Engine today. Questions? Please contact 📩 [email protected]

🎉 Over 300 participants from 56 countries joined our BOLDv5 2025 Q2 event series. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped make our community learning sessions a success! Follow BOLD on LinkedIn and Bluesky for updates on future community sessions. #DNABarcoding #Community #Events #BOLD

📈Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are updated to reflect the latest operational taxonomic units. The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database after the June update is now: 1,316,038.

🔊 Announcement The legacy v4 ID Engine will be retired on August 1, 2025. To ensure you are using the most accurate and up-to-date reference libraries, please switch to the v5 ID Engine today. Questions? Please contact 📩 [email protected]

The GEANS project (Genetic Tools for Ecosystem Health Assessment in the North Sea Region) added 4,005 high‑quality barcode sequences from 715 species, representing over 29% of North Sea macrobenthos species.

Due to a scheduled maintenance by our internet provider, BOLD Systems may experience intermittent connection disruptions between July 18, 2025 8pm and July 19, 2025 1am EDT.

Are you an R user? BOLDConnectR is a package that facilitates the retrieval, transformation, and analysis of both public and private data in BOLD. It was created because of the widespread use of R software by BOLD users, and enables the customization and repetition of workflows.

📈Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are updated to reflect the latest operational taxonomic units. The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database after the June update is now: 1,312,535

Researchers added 171 high‑quality barcode sequences covering 50 of Uruguay's vascular plant species with voucher images to BOLD's public data portal. Read more about Uruguay's national DNA barcoding efforts as part of the Uruguayan Barcode of Life Initiative.

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners. Today’s featured specimen is a parasitoid wasp from the family Figitidae, collected in Alberta, Canada. This record was generated with support from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Researchers found that 10.5% of shark and swordfish products from species listed as Near Threatened, Vulnerable, or Endangered (IUCN) in New England seafood markets were mislabeled. #DNABarcoding #Biodiversity #Conservation #Seafood

🧵1/5 May 22 is #BiodiversityDay! Today, we spotlight a newly published report from the Chief Science Advisor’s office titled "Towards a National Digital Platform for Biodiversity Conservation: Data Repository and Artificial Intelligence Enabled Analytics". 📘Read the full report: bit.ly/4mH24vw

South Africa is one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, yet only approximately 16% of known land plants have been barcoded. Read more in our research highlight on 14 years of plant DNA barcoding efforts in South Africa.

Join our colleagues at Transforming European Taxonomy through Training, Research and Innovations next week to celebrate Taxonomy Recognition Day. Taxonomy is more than just naming species, it is a science that identifies and protects the species on Earth.

🧵1/2 💦 This new study presents 584 COI DNA barcodes representing 23 unique Barcode Index Numbers of aquatic mites from the Madeira archipelago, Portugal.

🧵1/4 📈Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are updated to reflect the most up-to-date operational taxonomic units. The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database is now: 1,272,589.

Biggest congratulations to our host institution on this monumental milestone!

🧵1/6 🚀 We're thrilled to announce that recordings from our BOLDv5 introductory webinars are now available as a video series! Our 11-part series is now live on YouTube: buff.ly/xi4nyiq

🧵1/2 🎉 Over 300 participants joined BOLDv5 introductory webinars this year! High-usage BOLD users received early access, and all webinars were open to the public via registration links shared here and on LinkedIn: buff.ly/AMSDt2p #DNABarcoding #Events #Community #Impact #BOLD #Biodiversity

A great new resource from our European colleagues

🧵1/6 Earth Day is here! You can’t protect what you don’t know — and you can’t know what you can’t identify. Identifying species from DNA and environmental DNA (eDNA) has become a core method for tracking ecosystem change, detecting invasive or threatened species, and documenting biodiversity.

🧵1/7 Earth day countdown: 4️⃣ days To celebrate Earth Day, we’re highlighting how BOLD supports our understanding — and ultimately, our management and protection — of biodiversity. 🪲 A 2023 study in Nature Communications assessed species recovery in regenerating tropical forests.

A huge achievement! You can access CBG's public records through BOLD's data portal: 🔗 portal.boldsystems.org #DNABarcoding #BOLD

🧵1/3 📈Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are also updated to reflect the most up-to-date operational taxonomic units. The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database is now: 1,261,496

You can explore this data at portal.boldsystems.org

🧵1/4 Are you an R user? BOLDConnectR is a package that facilitates the retrieval, transformation, and analysis of both public and private data in BOLD. It was created because of the widespread use of R software by BOLD users, and enables the customization and repetition of workflows. #BOLD

🧵1/8 A 2023 review in Molecular Biology Reports synthesized available DNA barcodes, reviewed DNA barcoding methods, and discussed future directions of the field. In part 3 of 3, we summarize DNA barcoding trends.