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New technology to verify cotton fibre content

05/05/2010

Applied DNA Sciences, a provider of DNA-based security solutions, has launched FiberTyping, which can be used to verify the fibre content of cotton products worldwide.

According to the company, the distinction between different species of cotton is what separates ELS (Gossypium barbadense) cotton from Upland (Gossypium hirsutum) cotton. FiberTyping is a Cotton Authentication DNA test, developed in collaboration with Supima, that has been used in trials by several well-established retailers and manufacturers around the world.

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