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M. C. Ebach and C. Holdrege, in Correspondence (“DNA barcoding is no substitute for taxonomy” Nature 434, 697; 2005), express some key misunderstandings regarding what a comprehensive DNA barcoding ...

The herbal supplement market is lightly regulated in many countries. A consequence is often quality assurance: With no mandatory testing for quality and consistency, consumers and health professionals ...

In recent years, the demand for natural herbal products (NHP) has increased; however, the quality of these products is difficult to confirm due to the lack of a comprehensive quality control system.

Advances in sequencing technologies have accelerated the discovery of the genetic causation of diseases and new cell types. This revolution has also given rise to a new technique known as genetic ...

UBC researchers are developing new techniques to identify the seafood sold in Metro Vancouver and they say their findings, released Friday, point to widespread seafood fraud. By using a technique ...

From mislabeled meat to fake fur, a global industry has thrived for centuries by supplying shops and markets with fraudulent products. Is DNA barcoding the answer? Investigations in New York’s ...

DNA barcoding is now being used to identify the plant matter in human feces, revealing what a person has eaten. A reliable genetic marker for plant-based foods can be retrieved from poop, showing not ...