date:Feb 24, 2014
A new super-charged DNA test that can screen meat products for 12 species in one go including dog, cat and rat is being developed by British scientists and is likely to become available commercially within the next 12 months.
Safeguard Biosystems along with Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) and Arrayjet has received a 82,000 grant from the Technology Strategy Board, co-funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Defra, to develop the test and bring it to market.
Unlike standard DNA