Collect a sample. Post it to us. Get a full species identification with Sanger sequencing, BLAST analysis, and a beautiful report you can share. Fungi, plants, bacteria, insects — we barcode them all.
Each kit includes collection tubes, preservation solution, instructions, and a QR code that links to your personal results dashboard.
Mushrooms, moulds, yeasts, lichens. The official fungal barcode — ITS — identifies to species level.
Trees, ferns, grasses, wildflowers. CBOL standard dual-barcode for reliable plant ID.
From pure cultures only. Full-length 16S sequencing for species-level bacterial identification.
Insects, spiders, worms, snails — the universal animal barcode identifies across all invertebrate groups.
Fish, frogs, reptiles, birds, mammals. Optimised vertebrate COI primers for reliable ID.
Butterflies and moths. Primers optimised specifically for Lepidoptera — better success rate than universal COI.
No lab experience needed. We handle the molecular biology — you handle the adventure.
Choose the right kit for your organism. Each includes tubes, ethanol preservative, labels, and a step-by-step guide.
Take a small tissue sample (~5mm), photograph it, and drop it in the preservation tube. Register the kit with the QR code.
Pop the tube in the reply-paid envelope. We extract DNA, amplify your barcode region, and send it for Sanger sequencing.
Within ~2 weeks you'll receive a full report: species identification, phylogenetic placement, chromatogram, and BLAST results.
Bulk pricing for schools and universities. Each student collects a sample, the class gets results back together, and everyone learns about molecular biology, bioinformatics, and taxonomy with real data.
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