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Topic started on 15-9-2007 @ 06:02 PM by dntwastetime

Genetic "barcodes" may cut illegal trade


www.reuters.com
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent

OSLO (Reuters) - New genetic tests could help crack down on illegal food or timber trade, fight malaria or even give clues to how to stop bird strikes with planes, scientists said on Friday.

Experts have identified DNA "barcodes" -- named after the black and white lines that identify products in a supermarket -- of more than 31,000 species of animals and plants against 12,700 species in 2005 in a fast-growing branch of science.

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