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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. Re:This is good... by cybercyph · · Score: 5, Informative
    if you touch something, you're probably leaving behind sweat molecules and skin cells which contain your DNA

    partially correct. sweat molecules do not contain DNA...DNA is a seperate molecule. what they're getting the DNA from is the nucleus of any skin cells left behind