From: VACCINIA@UNCVX1.OIT.UNC.EDU
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 20:15:55 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: DNA
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Along the lines of Big Brother and your genomic heritage:

No, the few cells left on your chair are not enough to provide a genomic map.
Hair does, indeed, contain cells capable of being analyzed, in the follicles.
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is capable of analyzing a variety of genetic
polymorphisms (genes that vary among the general population) from only a 
single cell. Thus you could be typed in a limited fashion and identified but 
not mapped. Small comfort, however, and PCR is becoming easier every day.
For escaping DNA typing tests, I suggest carrying along some HeLa cell DNA 
(that will really screw up the test ;->.

Scott G. Morham            !The First,
VACCINIA@uncvx1.oit.unc.edu!          Second  
PGP Public Keys by Request !                and Third Levels 
                           !      of Information Storage and Retrieval
                           !DNA,
                           !    Biological Neural Nets,
                           !                           Cyberspace


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