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DNA Extraction From Fingerprints

Posted by michael on from the gattaca-wasn't-pessimistic-enough dept.

Myriad writes "A Canadian scientist has developed a new way of gathering DNA evidence for analysis using fingerprints. The new test can extract DNA in 15 minutes - even from a print stored for many years and in varying conditions. The patented extraction technique consistently produces ~10 nanograms of DNA. Analysis generally requires 5-10 nanograms, although it is possible with as little as 0.1 nanogram."

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  1. Spankin the monkey by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, we all know what the source of the DNA is on Slashdot users' fingerprints...

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    1. Re:Spankin the monkey by Dun+Malg · · Score: 4, Funny
      Better yet. Before doing a crime, smear animal blood on your hands. Or wear gloves, a hair net, shoes with no tread that are several sizes too big, wear a 50lb bag of dog food on your back and wear a space suit. Hopefully that will get rid of 99% of that really hard to use evidence

      "Witnesses report that the suspect fled the scene on foot. Be on the lookout for an individual about 6 feet tall, wearing giant clown shoes, a space suit, bloody rubber gloves, and a large bag of Purina Dog Chow tied on his back."

      I just about crapped myself imagining this perp...

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  2. Oh great by martissimo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now we're going to need tinfoil gloves to go with our hats!

    1. Re:Oh great by Jippy_ · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now we're going to need tinfoil gloves to go with our hats!

      Thanlks forr teh sughestionm! Theyu workl gREAT!

  3. Re:This is good... by fireboy1919 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure, it seems good now, but what about thirty years from now?

    By then the genetic revolution will have happened, and only those approved using the sophisticated government-run breeding program will be able to have children, and even those will be genetically modified to have the best traits. With stuff like this, it will be almost impossible to fool the robot-search droids, who will be able to identify you in an instant as a "mutt" whose parents concieved you out of love, not mandate.

    I ask you, would YOU want to be one of the ones sent to the extermination chamber for the "good" of society because your actions are unpredictable? I think not. We need to nip this in the bud while we still can, just as we need to nip the robot-search droid projects in the bud as soon as they come up.

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  4. Re:This is good... by skaffen42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bugger, I can't find the +1 Paranoid mod...

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