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Aquaculture Research Laboratory, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University receives Rs. 1.32 Crore ($330,000) for DNA bar-coding project - Mar 11, 2008 ()
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AURANGABAD, India - The Aquaculture Research Laboratory, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University received Rs. 1.32 Crore ($330,000) from the Indian government to validate economically important fish species from India using DNA barcoding. This grant supports the purchase of equipment necessary for the creation of a comprehensive DNA barcoding facility, advancing India's participation in the international Barcode of Life Project. Dr. G.D.Khedkar, Principal Investigator of the project, said the facility will be made available to the researchers from all over Asia for barcoding work. This project work will be supported by Vikas Kalyankar and Samdeep Rathod.