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DNA Will Aid In Weapon Tracking
By indystar.com
Published: 04/29/2010

INDIANAPOLIS — When a prison inmate sharpens a piece of metal or plastic into a handmade knife, he may not realize traces of his identity are left behind every time it’s handled.

Beginning next week, prison officials in Indiana will begin using a new system that tests trace amounts of DNA left on “shanks,” cell phones and other contraband used by inmates. The so-called “touch DNA” technology tests DNA contained in skin cells left behind where someone has touched something.

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