The Capabilities and Limitations of DNA Barcoding of Botanical Dietary Supplements
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Authors: Danica T. Harbaugh Reynaud, Ph.D., CEO, AuthenTechnologies LLC Brent D. Mishler, Ph.D., Director, University and Jepson Herbaria & Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley James Neal-Kababick, Director, Flora Research Laboratories, LLC Paula N. Brown, Ph.D. Director, Natural Health and Food Products Research Group, British Columbia Institute of Technology
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تاریخ انتشار 2015