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DNA breakthrough accelerates biosecurity response

World-first technology will help protect Australia from pests and diseases.

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Dr Daniel Bogema and Dr Gus McFarlane at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, where in a world-first they applied rapid DNA sequencing technology to speed up data analysis during an emergency response.

Dr Daniel Bogema and Dr Gus McFarlane at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, where in a world-first they applied rapid DNA sequencing technology to speed up data analysis during an emergency response. | Credits: NSW DPI

IN a world-first development for biosecurity management, the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has used a new rapid DNA sequencing technology which can speed up data...

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