title: The golden age of DNA metasystematics.
abstract: The convergence of next-generation sequencing and DNA barcoding has sparked a golden age of 'DNA metasystematics', allowing researchers to understand the biodiversity of an entire ecosystem solely through DNA information, and transforming the way we view the living world around us.
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. mhajibab@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hajibabaei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004247:DNA