Project:

Is Chinese Beef Jerky Really Beef?

Students:

April Wu, Brittany Hunag

School:

Forest Hills High School, Queens

Mentors:

Lisa Tarpinian

Abstract:

Samples of imported beef jerky will be purchased from Queens, New York and tested for mislabeling. To determine whether they are being mislabeled, we will compare the DNA extraction and results from the beef jerky with those of other organisms.

Poster:

Team samples: