Thursday, August 20, 2009

tree testing

The DNA strand in trees is 60-100 times longer than a human one

Tree DNA to fight illegal logging wow gold

One would not usually associate DNA tests with forests but in Singapore such

a test has been developed for trees.

"Our approach is scientific," said Kevin Hill from Double Helix Tracking

Technologies, which tracks where wood comes from. wow account

The aim is to help stamp out illegal logging, by proving where wooden

furniture has come from.


"We extract DNA samples in the forest and build databases," he explained. wow powerleveling

Illegal logging first drew global attention in 1965, when Brazil implemented

its first law against the crime.

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