Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database

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Graduate student Natalia Pabon-Mora works at The New York Botanical Gardens Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory at the Bronx New York facility Tuesday April 15 2008. A team of researches there is leading a global effort to barcode the DNA of every tree  ...
Graduate student Natalia Pabon-Mora works at The New York Botanical Garden's Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory at the Bronx, New York facility Tuesday, April 15, 2008. A team of researches there is leading a global effort to barcode the DNA of every tree species on Earth, all 100,000 of them. The laboratory, with sweeping views of trees and a pond, reflects the work going in indoors. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

(AP) -- The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world.


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