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DNA profiling of honey
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The Feb issue of Natl Geographic includes a page speaking to urban beekeeping in the US. A claim is made that the nectar sources can be identified by DNA profiling of honey. Would nectar really be sequenceable? Certainly pollen could be readily recognized by this technique. Are we to assume that every aliquot of nectar that foragers bring in will be accompanied by pollen, and that we can get an accurate picture of the prevalence of different nectar sources by this kind of assay?
Larry Mutti, Alexandria, PA

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