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This sounds like it could be a plotline in some futuristic cyberpunk story: encrypted/obfuscated DNA to protect against some antagonist!
by jasonjayr 3y ago
This sounds like it could be a plotline in some futuristic cyberpunk story: encrypted/obfuscated DNA to protect against some antagonist!
- Arrath 3y agoI could swear I've read a book (Consider Phlebas, maybe?) where along with shapeshifting to allow for easier approaches to their target, an assassin character can modify their dna such to leave behind evidence (hair, skin cells, etc) that point towards other parties.
- jimmygrapes 3y agoMany of Peter F Hamilton's books come to mind, DNA resequencing/rejuvenation playing a big role in the ability of certain characters to avoid detection from authorities