Genetic barcodes may cut illegal trade
Date: 15.9.2007
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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