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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly being investigated by forensic scientists as a tool to help solve criminal cases that lack biological traces—and attention is also turning to collecting trace airborne eDNA left behind by intruders in residential burglaries.


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[-] bashibazouk@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Criminals are generally not smart enough but I would think the way around this is to sneak into the HVAC room of a mall or any place that hosts lots of people and scrap off some filter dust. Bonus points for going full Gattaca and thoroughly cleaning before the crime...

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

This sounds like it's going to be repressive as fuck

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