Richard Sabin from our Mammal Department uses microscopes to identify whether products siezed by HM Revenue & Customs have been made from protected species such as elephant and rhino. But scientists elsewhere use DNA to identify species - such as in this film which shows how shark fins can be tested and the species of shark identified.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHCzdQHre1U
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