DNA-based nomenclature
- Subject: DNA-based nomenclature
- From: P* B*
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 15:48:06 -0500 (CDT)
I hope it will be a cold day in Hell when DNA is the sole-providing
factor for forming species. I can forsee the pocket DNA-sequencer
that the botanists of the late 21 century will have to take to the field
in order to put a name on the plants being collected. How
DEPRESSING.
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Peter Boyce
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AE
Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207
fax. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5278
email: p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk (work)
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