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22 Aug 08

Fish Tale Has DNA Hook - Students Find Bad Labels - NYTimes.com

    • Fish Tale Has DNA Hook: Students Find Bad Labels




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      Published: August 21, 2008





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      Many New York sushi restaurants and seafood markets are playing a game of bait and switch, say two high school students turned high-tech sleuths.

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