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Extracting DNA from the air – DNA evidence of human occupancy in indoor premises

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248 points punnerud | 2 comments | 15 Mar 25 18:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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steve_adams_86 ◴[18 Mar 25 06:37 UTC] No.43396361[source]▶
At work we do this with DNA floating around in the ocean (have to track down all those nasty invasive crabs) but I wouldn’t have guessed we could do this with the air around us as well. That’s so cool.

Maybe we should spin up an air-based version for the office to keep track of who’s in coming to work the most

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1. DecentShoes ◴[18 Mar 25 08:22 UTC] No.43396857[source]▶
Jeff Bezos is probably already throwing millions of dollars at this in case it'll help him punish people for having a toilet break.
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2. Lanolderen ◴[18 Mar 25 08:54 UTC] No.43397011[source]▶
Fart detector