The International Barcode of Life featured on their website NFRDI-GFL publications on DNA barcoding of misidentified species last August 5,2012. The article says that the Philippines are already adopting DNA barcoding as a tool to strengthen their technology for a more accurate identification of fishes for international trade. Dr. Santos head of the GFL team mentioned in the article the importance of DNA barcoding in species identification specially on those closely related species. Currently, the Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory has two ongoing project on DNA barcoding. One is entitled FISHCODES: Genetic Barcoding of CITES listed and Regulated Aquatic Species and a collaborative study on Institutionalizing the Department of Agriculture (DA) DNA Library, DNA Barcoding of Philippine Crop, Livestock and Fishery which incorporated Tilapia as the representative fish species. These projects were funded by the Department of Agriculture Biotech program (DA-BIOTECH) and Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) respectively. The study aims to reinforce species conservation and food security in the Philippines. For more info about the article please visit: http://ibol.org/philippines-adopts-dna-barcoding-for-fish-species/
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