Huge project to map DNA of all wildlife in British Isles

Scientists want to map the DNA of every single life form, including plants, animals and fungi, in the UK and Ireland - around 70,000 species altogether.

This would be of one of biology's most ambitious projects, and experts say it could transform how we understand the natural world.

It's part of a scheme called the Darwin Tree of Life and it's a very ambitious scientific project.

Find out more from BBC Science correspondent Rebecca Morelle.