Re: dad campaigns to stop school drug testing

GEM wrote:
> 
> "R. Steve Walz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ColoradoSkiBum wrote:
> > >
> > >  ...cops disguising themselves as all sorts of people in order to steal
> > > : samples of folk's DNA...
> > > :
> > > : ...every business wants private access to a cup of your pee - any DNA
> in
> > > : pee?
> > >
> > > A few white blood cells, but not enough to provide any DNA--at least not
> > > yet.
> > > --
> > > ColoradoSkiBum
> > ----------------
> > WRONGO! One cell is now sufficient, using PCR (polymerase chain
> > reaction) to amplify the sample by thousands of times, and then
> > electrophoresis and autorad analysis.
> 
> So... they can - or they cannot - steal your DNA when they do a
> pee-test...??
> 
> GEM
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Yep. If they really want to. PCR used to be high-tech and expensive,
now it's so cheap you can do it at home in the kitchen with a few
small-scale devices. Same with EP and AR.
Steve