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An APHIS employee at the Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Otis Lab prepared an agarose gel for electrophoresis of DNA. The Otis Lab’s mission is to identify, develop, and transfer technology for the survey, exclusion, and control of plant pests and diseases.

In Pursuit of Answers to Thwart Threatening Invaders

It’s at that first alarm, when an invasive species is discovered within U.S. borders, that scientists at USDA APHIS’ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) power up to solve a biological puzzle and protect American resources.

Dwight Cunningham, APHIS Public Affairs, Riverdale, MD Posted in Animals Plants Research and Science

Jun 13, 2012

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