Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 28. September 1974 |
Todesdatum | Montag, 31. Mai 2021 |
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Beschreibung | Sunil Kumar Verma (28 September 1974 - 31 May 2021), was an Indian biologist and as of January 2018, a principal scientist at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. Verma was primarily known for his contributions to the development of "universal primer technology", a first generation DNA barcoding method, that can identify any bird, fish, reptile or mammal from a small biological sample, and satisfy legal evidence requirements in a court of law. This technology has revitalised the field of wildlife forensics and is now routinely used across India to provide a species identification service in cases of wildlife crime. This approach of species identification is now known as "DNA barcoding" across the world. |
