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freeMB to Phys.orgEnglish · 11 months ago

New forensics technique measures individual DNA shedding to aid criminal investigations

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A pioneering new DNA forensics technique is looking for a reliable method to measure a suspect's individual level of natural shedding of skin and other cells to add to, and compare with, evidence collected at crime scenes.
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    11 months ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca

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      This has nothing to do with genetic alterations/eugenics

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        The movie wasn’t really about genetic alterations tho. It was about a dystopian society that selected for specific genetics.

        As part of it, they routinely tested DNA, including this exact scenario after a murder. It was one of the ways that uncovered the protagonist.

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