Urban Barcode Project Team To be or tu-na to be?
Program:
Urban Barcode Project
Year:
2015-16
Research Topic:
Food fraud
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Animals

Project:

To be or tu-na to be?
Students:
Shanjida Kamal, Sabina Kubayeva, Elizabeth Joseph, Sarah Elmosbah
School:
Midwood High School, Brooklyn
Mentors:
Stacy Goldstein

Abstract:

We aim to discover the truth behind the ingredients listed in different types of sushi that contain tuna. We will go to 5 different sushi restaurants/stores in New York City and conduct DNA extraction from the selected products to accomplish our goal of determining fraudulence within the food industry.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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