DNA-barcoded microbial spores can trace origin of objects, agricultural products
Jun 2020, phys.org
News: Synthetic microbial spores can be safely introduced onto objects and surfaces at a point of origin, such as a field or manufacturing plant, and be detected and identified months later.
Purpose: Tracing the exact origin of contaminated items, like for a food-borne illness.
Interpretation: Integrated with mass surveillance and blockchain, this is a great way to build a new kind of social network.
Speaking of Which: Data Aggregators aka Datags
Post Script: Big Data plus Big Brother
Totally Unrelated Post Script: Yesterday I heard someone say that the word Daddy has become so sexualized that he's about to start telling his kids to call him Bro instead.
Image source credit: Animal Biotelemetry by Theoni Photopoulou, 2015
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