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From Scientific American:
After four years of debate, an international team of scientists from 25 institutions has agreed to a good—but not great—standard plant DNA bar code.
This metaphorical bar code—a short sequence of DNA unique to every species—could pave the way for a handheld plant "scanner" that could be used to quickly identify species intercepted from illegal logging operations or to identify potentially toxic plants in an emergency situation. It will also make the day-to-day work of identifying and studying new species a whole lot easier.
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Re: Botanists Agree on DNA Bar Code for World's Plants
