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Probably not, DNA degrades relatively quickly in uncontrolled conditions, so the unique markers of an individual human would probably be hard to grab from a dus
by bglazer 3y ago
Probably not, DNA degrades relatively quickly in uncontrolled conditions, so the unique markers of an individual human would probably be hard to grab from a dust particle suspended on a spider web. This works for detecting different species, not necessarily individuals.
Plus, there are infinitely easier ways of surveilling humans, like just watching where their GPS tracked phones go.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoThere are also easier ways of tracking humans via DNA - we're literally shedding genetic material with every step, on everything we touch. Skin flakes here, saliva there, etc.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoAnd all of that is dispersed in the air that you could theoretically collect and sample in your hvac system.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoSo I guess the cyberpunk equivalent of TFA: disassembling a router, wireless phone charger, or any of the countless devices equipped with a tiny cooling fan, that increasingly live among us in our homes and offices, in order to sample DNA from the dust that accumulates on the fan blades. (To add a little insult to injury: pull it off an air quality monitor. Those PM sensors have a neat, tiny, dust-moving fan.)
- verisimi 3y ago> DNA degrades relatively quickly in uncontrolled conditions Alternatively, it hangs around for millions of years. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/december/worlds-oldest-dna-represents-two-million-year-old-ecosystem.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/december/worlds-old...