Green Blog: Breaking Down Traditional Chinese Medicine
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
A new method of genetic analysis allows researchers to identify the component parts of traditional Chinese medicine, revealing endangered species, toxic plants and widespread mislabeling.
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