Project:

Garcinia cambogia

Students:

Gabriella Kahan, Luka Vassilaros

School:

Columbia Preparatory School,

Mentors:

Patrice Buckley

Abstract:

Garcinia cambogia is the latest herbal supplement in the war against obesity. Dr. Oz has promoted the use of the supplement on his show. Many people are spending money on these supplements hoping to curb their appetites and lose weight. However, as a recent NY Times articles pointed out, many supplements do not contain the listed ingredients. We will extract DNA from various brands of Garcinia and through barcoding attempt to discover if Garcinia is present.

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