Title: Discussion Forum Description - Week 6: Isolation of DNA
Course: Lab Applications of Microbiology > Section: Course Content

DNA can be used in the identification of microorganisms, and also really in the identification of any organism!

Recently, a news article reported that some folks in a startup company claimed to have found human DNA in meatless hotdogs: Vegetarian hot dogs found to contain traces of meat and human DNA

Knowing what you do about isolating DNA, can you think of some reasons that this might be true? Is there a way to explain this that would still leave the hotdogs meatless?