Homeland Security Will Soon Begin Analyzing DNA at Airports

February 28th, 2011

Of course, initially, “It’s for the children.”

Via: NextGov:

The Homeland Security Department this summer plans to begin testing a DNA analyzer that’s small enough to be easily portable and fast enough to return results in less than an hour.

The analyzer, about the size of a laser printer, initially will be used to determine kinship among refugees and asylum seekers. It also could help establish whether foreigners giving children up for adoption are their parents or other relatives, and help combat child smuggling and human trafficking, said Christopher Miles, biometrics program manager in the DHS Office of Science and Technology.

Only DNA can positively determine family relationships, Miles said Wednesday during a conference on biometrics and national security.

Eventually, the analyzer also could be used to positively identify criminals, illegal immigrants, missing persons and mass casualty victims, he said.

The machine, known as a rapid DNA screener, is expected to cut days or weeks and hundreds of dollars off the per-use cost of DNA analysis.

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One Response to “Homeland Security Will Soon Begin Analyzing DNA at Airports”

  1. ubz says:
    February 28, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    Reminds me of Gattaca when they poke you at the door before letting you in.

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