Project:

All is not Gold that Glitters

Students:

Charles Allen, Gus Aronson, Simon Curtis-Ginsberg, Jacob Kazmi

School:

Ethical Culture Fieldston School,

Mentors:

Howard Waldman

Abstract:

Our goal for this experiment is to see if inexpensive saffron sold by stores is fake. We will know if DNA for Safflower or other plants is found in our samples. We also want to see if the difference quality of saffron is related to the % of impurities.

Poster:

Team samples: