DNA Detective Work Featured in The Wall Street Journal

Thursday, December 10 10:23 am

Genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal, which reported on a study that showed that fish labeled as tuna in sampled sushi bars included a critically endangered species.

The researchers, whose findings were published in PLoS ONE, used an increasingly popular tool called DNA barcoding to identify fishes that were sold as tuna in one Denver and 30 New York City restaurants. For more on DNA barcoding and its applications in wildlife conservation, watch this video featuring Sackler Institute Director George Amato from WSJ.com.