>Once they turn up in Chinese restaurants, the DNA is not in very good
>condition. Would anyone in the Gulf Coast region (Perna species have
>already invaded elsewhere) be interested in preserving a couple and mailing
>them up? Putting the live clam into concentrated ethanol is the easiest
>approach.
>
>David Campbell
David,
Mote Marine Lab is taking a look into this invasion. Email [log in to unmask]
for Debi Ingrao.
Peggy
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