Project:

DNA Barcodes of Meat Collected in Different Barbecue Restaurants in Suzhou and Changzhou

Students:

Shijia Chen, Qiu Qiu, Lingyu Gan, Sophia Kim

School:

Nanjing Normal University Suzhou Experimental School；Cheltenham ladies' college；Wycombe Abby School Chang Zhou；Dulwich College Suzhou, Suzhou, China

Mentors:

Xinyue Wang

Abstract:

With the increase of young people eating street food such as barbecues, more and more concerns have risen about how safe and genuine street food really is. In this experiment, we will be testing different kinds of meat from a variety of different barbecue restaurants in Suzhou and Changzhou. We hypothesize that most barbecue restaurants are selling meat with correct labeling. Our objective is to use DNA Barcoding to test the sequence of the target meat and make sure that the meat we eat is real lamb or beef. The key in extracting DNA is the Silica method, which involves using silica to absorb DNA, which then amplifies the target DNA sequence using PCR.

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