Thursday, July 20, 2017

DNA barcodes provide a new high-tech tool for environmentalists


Editor’s note: Canada Day 2017 marks the sesquicentennial of Confederation. While the anniversary is a chance to reflect on the past, The Conversation Canada asked some of our academic authors to imagine what our world will be like in 2167 – or “Canada +150”. Scientist Robert Hanner looks at how an emerging technology of today will be part of our everyday life in the next century. A Canadian technology that can identify a substance by scanning it — as a character in Star Trek might — could become a crucial tool to capture DNA data in the environment and protect…

This story continues at The Next Web

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