U of G Supports Biodiversity by Moving DNA Barcoding From Lab to Real World
(World News Science)

(Pixabay) Airport security gates, grocery stores and hospitals are just some of the places where DNA barcoding will become an everyday tool. The cutting-edge technology for identifying species is moving from the lab into the real world. Developed at the University of Guelph, DNA barcoding is becoming mobile and going global. Commercial applications that can fit inside a small suitcase or in the palm of the hand are currently being piloted around the world and fine-tuned at U of G`s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario for planned release this year. Wildlife officers, food fraud investigators and environmental scientists are among the early adopters of DNA-based species identification...