Balearic Biodiversity Centre
Services
© Antoni Costa
Specialised research equipment and technical staff with expert knowledge in genomics, genetics, bioinformatics, natural history collections and biological and ecological data.
We offer advice, collaborations and external services to research staff and public and private entities. Contact us for more information and to discuss your ideas!
Scientific advisory services and guidance
Technical suggestions, practical advice and guidance in solving problems or optimizing processes, provided by the centre’s four main units.
Genetics and genomics services
Preparing, processing or analysing samples or data. Extracting nucleic acids, short- and long-read sequencing, and quality control.
Ecological analyses
Circulating and managing geophysical environmental, genetic and genomic data.
Processing of georeferenced biological data.
Automated retrieval of various types of data available in public databases (e.g. GBIF, NCBI, BOLD, etc.).
Analysis of biodiversity data and the uploading of data to public repositories (e.g., GBIF, NCBI, BOLD, etc.).
Bioinformatics analysis
Creation of custom scripts (R/Python/Bash programming language) for biological data analysis.
Assembly of whole genomes, mitogenomes, transcriptomes, Hi-C.
Barcoding, metabarcoding, metagenomics.
Handling of second and third generation sequencing data (short-read and long-read).
Management and conservation of natural history collections
Methods for preservation, conservation and cataloguing.
Protocols for pest control in biological collections.
Preparation of biological samples.
