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To: Edscharp who wrote (1752)	3/21/1999 11:11:00 PM
From: Edscharp	Respond to of 2539

To: Edscharp who wrote (1752)	3/21/1999 11:34:00 PM
From: Edscharp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2539

<<"If the raw, unprocessed crop is available, or if the food has been only lightly processed,then it is relatively easy to tell a GM plant or ingredient from a normal one. This is done with a standard DNA test called the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that looks for and copies specific pieces of DNA.">> My questions. Is there anyone familiar with this test? Is it really as practical as the article suggests? What is the cost of this test? How accurate is it? How quickly can the test give results? In minutes, days or weeks? Are conclusions reached in the laboratory or the field? Does it require a professionally trained technician to perform the test or can anybody perform the necessary procedures? Does one test work on ALL GM-foods (this seems unlikely)?