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Bar codes, DNA and food safety

from ProduceBlueBook.com

Bar codes, DNA and food safety ProduceBlueBook.com You know it already: bar codes are everywhere. But a team of synthetic biologists at Harvard, MIT, and Boston University led by Jason Qian has developed a method for installing bar codes into fruits and vegetables. According to an article published in the scientific journal Science on June 5, it’s called the barcoded microbial system (BMS). Among other uses, this process could help trace foodborne illnesses in produce. READ MORE

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