Genetic Analysis Promising Botanical Authentication Method
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Genetic analysis for the authentication and characterization of botanicals used in dietary supplements could be a useful technique, but practical obstacles remain, Alice Clark, PhD, University of Mississippi, stated during a meeting of pharmaceutical researchers June 28.
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