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Portable DNA scanner aims to identify every bird species

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Subject: Portable DNA scanner aims to identify every bird species
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:45:58 +1100
 wrote on Monday, 24 November 2008 4:09 PM:

> Everyone seemed  happy that barcodes would be sufficient to
> accurately recognize most (not all) existing bird species.

Can anyone explain more about this "barcode"?  Is it a unique code that is 
arrived at for each species tested, or does it vary slightly between 
individuals, or even between tests of the same individual?  Could it be used to 
distinguish individuals, e.g. to count how many individuals contributed to a 
pile of shed feathers?

Peter Shute
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