Students’ barcode probe reveals unlisted ingredients Take another look at that cup of tea. Three New York City high school students used DNA barcoding to discover that several herbal brews and a few brands of tea contain ingredients unlisted on the manufacturers’ package. The teenagers also discovered genetic variation between broad-leaf teas exported from India […]
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WG 5.4 – Education Initiatives for Schools and Media
Chair: David Secko Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Research Problem and Objectives This project recognizes the need to develop educational resources as first step in creating a suitable environment for further public engagement activities in the new technology of DNA barcoding. iBOL activities need this educational base to avoid the risk of an undernourished environment for […]
