The last couple of weeks we talked about technology and compliance, so I thought it was a good time for another greatest hit series—time to review DNA, Stable Isotope Analysis, and Wood Identification. There are developing technologies that will someday help you better understand what you are buying and where it is from.
- Getting Technical: Stable Isotope Analysis, Part 1 (Chris Knowles of Oregon State University talks about carbon dating.)
- Getting Technical: Stable Isotope Analysis, Part 2
- Getting Technical: Your Wood’s DNA, Part 1 (Chris Knowles of Oregon State University talks DNA.)
- Getting Technical: Your Wood’s DNA, Part 2
- Getting Technical: Wood Identification, Part 1: Getting Started (David Jones, who was at Mississippi State University at the time these blogs were written, and who is now with Benchmark International, discusses means of identifying wood species.)
- Getting Technical: Wood Identification, Part 2: The Cells Themselves
- Getting Technical: Wood Identification, Part 3: Tropicals