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Hiding in plain sight

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Bob Grant
Bob Grant
Bob Grant
Bob Grant

From 2017 to 2022, Bob Grant was Editor in Chief of The Scientist, where he started in 2007 as a Staff Writer.

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Hiding in Plain Sight

DNA barcoding can help uncover new species that are morphologically indistinguishable from closely related species. In some cases, these look-alikes were misidentified for decades. Here are some examples of species whose barcodes differ enough to be considered for renaming as a new species.

by Bob Grant

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