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Spray-on DNA bar codes could be new weapon against food-borne illnesses

To prevent and contain outbreaks of food-borne illness, which sicken 1 in 6 Americans annually, a Bay Area startup is developing bar codes that go directly on fruits and vegetables. But you may overlook them: they’re DNA-size.

Spray-on DNA bar codes could be new weapon against food-borne illnesses

-San Francisco Chronicle 11/8/2014

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