[DIYbio] Re: Lab-made DNA used to tackle copper cable theft

Interesting and cool idea.

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 3:28:43 AM UTC-5, Nathan McCorkle wrote:

"May 22 - The organised theft of copper from homes and building sites
has become a global problem in recent years, but German
telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has struck back by marking
their copper wires with so-called 'artificial DNA' to track down the
copper's origin and even its thieves. Jim Drury has more."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86cHR3vXbCE

The bottle of DNA they show says "ATG Sitec GmbH kunstliche DNA
INDUSTRY CODE DT0021-12"

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCnstliche_DNA

http://atg-polizeibedarf.de/forensik_produkte.html

http://www.atg-polizeibedarf-shop.de/epages/62914694.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62914694/Products/%22DNA%20Ind%22

Google Translation of the last link
"

from 500 ml of forensic marking solution (in doses of 500 ml)
Unique synthetic DNA sequence
olfactory detection possible
microlithography with an individual hologram plate *
UV fluorescent dye
reordered at any time

Product composition and properties, the hologram * and the coding of
the micro-lithographic plates individually to the customer's
specifications.

This product is individually manufactured for you, so you have to
expect due to the unique hologram master production with about 6 weeks
total delivery time. Repeat orders can be delivered within 3 weeks.

In the pictures of the gallery you will see the application on the
example of the application by spraying, a cable marked with and
without UV light, and an image of a micro-lithographic plate at 200 ×
magnification, the images are copyrighted!



Please contact us if interested, we will explain love the
possibilities to create and offer an individual solution for you. For
larger projects, we offer a range of scaled conditions.



* For making the hologram master hologram produced per design unique to costs

"


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-Nathan

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