[Gllug] Biometrics?

[Andrew Farnsworth]

On Mon Mar 23 10:16 , "j.roberts"  sent:

>John Edwards wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:37:53AM +0000, Andy Millar wrote:
>>> Are we looking at this the wrong way?
>>>
>>> Surely the purpose of the biometric data on the card is to match user to card?
>> 
>> A DNA check can not be done on the spot
>
>But there are some indications that may be possible very soon, eg:
>
>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/new-lab-on-a-chip-dna-device-to-revolutionise-disease-diagnostics_10097758.html

Well to quote the article:

--

A single unit can test, for example, a pin-prick-size droplet of blood, and
within an hour provides a DNA analysis.
“In creating these automated micro-fluidic devices, we can now begin to do
macro-chemistry at the microscale,” said Landers.
Such a device could be used in a doctor’’s office, for example, to quickly test
for an array of infectious diseases, such as anthrax, avian flu or HIV, as well
as for cancer or genetic defects.

--

Which immediately prompts the response:

"Great, just what we need, a mandatory one hour wait at immigration at Heathrow"

which segues into:

"And you don't have that now?"

I guess if they did it correctly (i.e. took the blood sample at the start of the
queue, it would be processed by the time you got to the front of the queue.

Andrew
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