Results of our ITTO funded project

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The objective of the project was to prove and publish that DNA enharnces security against fraud whilst easing the process of implementing a Chain of Custody system. With funding from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) we collaborated with PT Seng Fong Moulding Perkasa, a well respected saw mill in Indonesia, and a leading Aust ...

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Don’t forget your barcode scanner

Chain of Custody
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A welcome and positive announcement from the Liberian government here, taking steps to manage their forest resources through barcode tagging. I can’t help thinking that trying to tag every tree in the country is a little excessive though, especially when nature’s very own barcode (that’s DNA in case you’re new our site) is ready to be ut ...

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