Urban Barcode Project Team Beef
Program:
Urban Barcode Project
Year:
2017-18
Research Topic:
Food fraud
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Animals

Project:

Go Beef or Go Home
Students:
Jacob Morales, Mohammed Islam, Augustin Garcia
School:
Pelham Lab High School, The Bronx
Mentors:
Christine Kola

Abstract:

We are currently testing if the beef burgers from a local supermarkets are actually beef instead of artificial substitutes. We will use this opportunity to test the DNA of unprocessed meat to see if the product is demonstrating false advertising.

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