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font-size:26px"> v4 </sup></h1> <p class="text-center">Advancing biodiversity science through DNA-based species identification.</p> <div class="hero-buttons"> <!--<a href="/index.php/resources/handbook?chapter=1_gettingstarted.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-wire wire-btn-white btn-sq">WHERE TO START</a>--> <a href="/index.php/Public_BINSearch?searchtype=records" class="btn btn-lg btn-carrot-orange btn-sq">EXPLORE THE DATA</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc l-bloc bgc-white" id="intro"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h3 class="mg-md text-center">DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE GENERATION & APPLICATION OF DNA BARCODE DATA</h3> <p class="text-center">BOLD is a cloud-based data storage and analysis platform developed at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics in Canada. It consists of four main modules, a data portal, an educational portal, a registry of BINs (putative species), and a data collection and analysis workbench.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc l-bloc bgc-white" id="featuresone"> <div class="container bloc-md"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <a href="/index.php/Public_BINSearch?searchtype=records"><span class="ion ion-android-download icon-md icon-round icon-carrot-orange animated zoomIn animDelay02"></span></a> </div> <h3 class="text-center mg-md">DATA PORTAL</h3> <p class="text-center">A data retrieval interface that allows for searching over 16.1M public records in BOLD using multiple search criteria including, but not limited to, geography, taxonomy, and depository.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <a href="/edu"><span class="ion ion-university icon-presentation icon-md icon-carrot-orange icon-round animated zoomIn animDelay04"></span></a> </div> <h3 class="mg-md text-center">EDUCATION PORTAL</h3> <p class="text-center">A custom platform for educators and students to explore barcode data and contribute novel barcodes to the BOLD database.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <a href="/index.php/Public_BarcodeIndexNumber_Home"><span class="fa fa-barcode icon-presentation icon-md icon-carrot-orange icon-round animated zoomIn animDelay04"></span></a> </div> <h3 class="mg-md text-center">BIN DATABASE</h3> <p class="text-center">A searchable database of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), sequence clusters that closely approximate species.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <a href="/index.php/Login/page?destination=MAS_Management_UserConsole"><span class="fa fa-codepen icon-md icon-carrot-orange icon-round animated zoomIn animDelay06"></span></a> </div> <h3 class="mg-md text-center">WORKBENCH</h3> <p class="text-center">A data collection and analysis environment that supports the assembly and validation of DNA barcodes and other sequences.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> // Page ready $(document).ready(function() { if (Modernizr.mq('(min-width: 768px)')) { $('#promo').animate({ height: '408px' }, 600); 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} }); }); </script> <div class="bloc-group"> <div class="bloc bloc-tile-3 bgc-dark-electric-blue d-bloc" id="statsone"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="row animated zoomIn animDelay02"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h3 class="text-center"><span id="count-barcodes" style="font-size:32px">19843</span><span style="font-size:32px">K</span></h3> <p class="text-center">Barcodes</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc bloc-tile-3 bgc-charcoal d-bloc" id="statstwo"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="row animated zoomIn animDelay04"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h3 class="text-center"><span id="count-bins" style="font-size:32px">1186</span><span style="font-size:32px">K</span></h3> <p class="text-center">BINs</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc bloc-tile-3 bgc-cadet-blue d-bloc" id="statsthree"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="row animated zoomIn animDelay06"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h3 class="text-center"><span id="count-animals" style="font-size:32px">259</span><span style="font-size:32px">K</span></h3> <p class="text-center">Animal Species</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc bloc-tile-3 bgc-charcoal d-bloc" id="statsfour"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="row animated zoomIn animDelay08"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h3 class="text-center"><span id="count-plants" style="font-size:32px">72</span><span style="font-size:32px">K</span></h3> <p class="text-center">Plant Species</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc bloc-tile-3 bgc-dark-electric-blue d-bloc" id="statsfive"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="row animated zoomIn animDelay08"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <h3 class="text-center"><span id="count-fungi" style="font-size:32px">25</span><span style="font-size:32px">K</span></h3> <p class="text-center">Fungi & Other Species</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc l-bloc bgc-white" id="overview"> <div class="container bloc-lg"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <p class="text-center">The Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) is an online workbench and database that supports the assembly and use of DNA barcode data. It is a collaborative hub for the scientific community and a public resource for citizens at large.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc bgc-carrot-orange bg-animalia d-bloc b-parallax" id="details"> <div class="container bloc-md"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <h3>Overview</h3> <p>DNA barcoding is a taxonomic method, that uses one or more standardized short genetic markers in an organism’s DNA to identify it as belonging to a particular species. Through this method unknown DNA samples are identified to registered species based on comparison to a reference library.</p> <!--<a href="/index.php/resources/handbook?chapter=1_gettingstarted.html" class="btn btn-outer-space btn-lg btn-sq">Learn More</a>--> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 feature-list"> <h3> <span class="fa fa-cogs"></span> Built for Research </h3> <p>BOLD was built by members of the barcoding community to solve the bioinformatics chasm that many researchers face.</p> <h3> <span class="fa fa-database"></span> Data Preservation </h3> <p>Primers, Electropherograms, Images and Sequences – every digital element of laboratory data has a place in BOLD.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc l-bloc bgc-white" id="featurestwo"> <div class="container bloc-lg"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <span class="ion ion-key icon-md icon-round icon-dark-electric-blue animated zoomIn animDelay02"></span> </div> <h3 class="text-center mg-md">ACCESS FOR ALL</h3> <p class="text-center">BOLD is freely available to anyone with interests in DNA barcoding, anywhere, anytime</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <span class="fa fa-bar-chart icon-presentation icon-md icon-dark-electric-blue icon-round animated zoomIn animDelay04"></span> </div> <h3 class="text-center mg-md">FACILITATING RESEARCH</h3> <p class="text-center">BOLD aids the assembly of records that meet the BARCODE standards set out by the global community</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <span class="ion ion-android-globe icon-md icon-dark-electric-blue icon-round animated zoomIn animDelay06"></span> </div> <h3 class="text-center mg-md">GLOBAL COLLABORATION</h3> <p class="text-center"> BOLD’s web-based delivery and flexible data security model make it well positioned to support projects that involve broad research alliances </p> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <div class="text-center"> <span class="ion ion-lock-combination icon-md icon-dark-electric-blue icon-round animated zoomIn animDelay08"></span> </div> <h3 class="text-center mg-md">SECURITY</h3> <p class="text-center">BOLD keeps submitted data password protected until it is ready for publication.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- <div class="bloc bgc-dark-electric-blue d-bloc" id="quoteslider"> <div class="container bloc-sm"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-10 col-md-offset-1"> <div id="carousel-1" class="carousel slide no-shadows" data-ride="carousel"> <ol class="carousel-indicators"> <li data-target="#carousel-1" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li> <li data-target="#carousel-1" data-slide-to="1"></li> <li data-target="#carousel-1" data-slide-to="2"></li> </ol> <div class="carousel-inner animated fadeIn animDelay02"> <div class="item active"> <h3>"Citing BOLD: Ratnasingham S and Hebert PDN. 2007. BOLD: the barcode of life data system (www.barcodinglife.org). Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 355-364. "</h3> <p></p> </div> <div class="item"> <h3>"Citing BINs: Ratnasingham S, Hebert PDN (2013) A DNA-Based Registry for All Animal Species: The Barcode Index Number (BIN) System. PLoS ONE 8(7): e66213. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066213"</h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> --> <a class="bloc-button btn btn-d scrollToTop" onClick="scrollToTarget('1')"> <span class="fa fa-chevron-up"></span> </a> <div class="bloc bgc-platinum l-bloc" id="footer"> <div class="container bloc-md"> <div class="row"> <!-- <div class="col-sm-3"> --> <!-- <h3 class="mg-md">Databases</h3> --> <!-- <ul class="list-unstyled"> --> <!-- <li><a href="/index.php/Public_BINSearch?searchtype=records">Public Data Portal</a></li> --> <!-- <li><a href="/index.php/TaxBrowser_Home">Taxonomy Browser</a></li> --> <!-- <li><a href="/index.php/Public_Publication_BibliographySearch">Publications</a></li> --> <!-- <li><a href="/index.php/Public_Primer_PrimerSearch">Primers</a></li> --> <!-- </ul> --> <!-- </div> --> <!-- <div class="col-sm-3"> --> <!-- <h3 class="mg-md">Resources</h3> --> <!-- <ul class="list-unstyled"> --> <!--<li><a href="/index.php/resources/handbook?chapter=1_gettingstarted.html">Documentation</a></li>--> <!-- <li><a href="/libhtml/docs/bold.pdf">Citing BOLD</a></li> --> <!-- <li><a href="/index.php/NewsFeed">News and Events</a></li> --> <!-- <li hidden><a href="/index.php/datarelease">Data Releases</a></li> --> <!-- <li><a href="/index.php/datapackages">Data Packages</a></li> --> <!-- </ul> --> <!-- </div> --> <div class="col-sm-3"> <h3 class="mg-md">Organization</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/index.php/Resources/whatIsBOLD">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/index.php/Resources/ContactUs">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/index.php/NewsFeed">News & Events</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <h3 class="mg-md">Partners</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="http://www.ibol.org">iBOL</a></li> <li><a href="http://biodiversitygenomics.net/">CBG</a></li> <li><a href="http://ccdb.ca">CCDB</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">GenBank</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.eol.org">EOL</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gbif.org">GBIF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bloc bgc-floral-white l-bloc" id="affiliates"> <div class="container bloc-md"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img class="img-responsive center-block" style="margin-top:20px" src="/libhtml_v4/img/ibol-50v.png" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img class="img-responsive center-block" style="margin-top:20px" src="/libhtml_v4/img/CFREF.png" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img class="img-responsive center-block" src="/libhtml_v4/img/MRI_logo.png" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img class="img-responsive center-block" style="margin-top:20px" src="/libhtml_v4/img/CFINN.png"/> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img class="img-responsive center-block" style="margin-top:20px" src="/libhtml_v4/img/NSERC.png" /> </div> <div class="col-sm-2"> <img class="img-responsive center-block" src="/libhtml_v4/img/UoGuelph_image18-100x100.png" /> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"><br/><h5><small><strong>Copyright</strong> BOLD © 2014-2024</small></h5></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>