4-6-2020
Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) has launched origin and provenance service, in collaboration with the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich.
The service is an expansion of the organisation’s DNA fingerprinting technology and built on its decades of pearl research. Eight oyster species found in the natural and cultured pearl trade as stated below can be identified:
Persian Gulf & Ceylon pearl oyster
Atlantic pearl oyster
Akoya pearl oyster
South Sea pearl oyster
Tahitian black-lipped pearl oyster
Panama pearl oyster
Pipi pearl oyster
Rainbow-lipped pearl oyster
Adelgunde Kratzer of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich added: “In addition to our collaboration on DNA testing of precious corals and ivory, we are pleased to be able to contribute our lab expertise to documenting pearls, which are one of the oldest and most iconic gems known to humankind.”
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