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DNA-Tagging Used To Nab Counterfeit Olympic Goods

Posted by timothy on from the and-what's-the-easiest-way-to-get-DNA dept.

Logic Bomb writes: "The San Francisco Chronicle is running a story about the way Olympic officials are fighting counterfeit 'official' Olympic merchandise. Invisible ink containing DNA strands from an unnamed Australian athlete is used to write on almost everything sold -- that's around 50 million items. A team of 'logocops' then travels around Australia, using scanners to check merchandise at random. Over 120,000 items have already been identified as counterfeit and seized. The story has more details." Sounds like SF, but then ... flying cars aside, plenty of humans now have radio phones and organs they weren't born with. There are some other interesting applications named toward the end of the article, too.

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  1. DNA Tagging... by Bob+McCown · · Score: 5

    I came real close to rolling my car the other day, and DNA tagged my underwear....

  2. Wait till the MPAA hears about this!!! by handorf · · Score: 5

    Only the one person who buys a DVD will be able to watch it!

    "Please supply a blood sample to start playback"

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    -- IANAEG - I am not an elder god.
  3. Lucky athlete! by GlobalEcho · · Score: 5

    Next time he or she commits a crime, there'll be no worries about the DNA evidence! I can just see it now...

    "Can you explain how your unique DNA got onto this crowbar?"

    "Well, not exactly, sir, but you can see it's the official crowbar of the 2000 Olympics."

    - Brian