Ridiculous Use of DNA #637
Notwithstanding that it’s now illegal in the UK to collect a person’s human tissue, including DNA, for analysis, a company in Sweden is offering infidelity DNA testing. You can send in stained underwear, cigarette stubs, lipstick marked shirt collars, or anything else you can think of. For about $370, the company will send the sample to a lab in the US. Results are available in two weeks.
You’d think it would be easier to confront the suspected party, snoop around on their computer, follow them around, or hire a private detective. (Not that I’ve done any of those things!) DNA is hot and commercially attractive. What other ridiculous uses for DNA testing can you think of?
Tags: cheating, infidelity, affairs, love affair, genetics, genes, dna, dna testing, health
A quick google search also turned up this:
http://www.caughthercheating.com/services.html
One thing the site says is “DNA is foolproof”. Hmm.
I think things like making art out of DNA samples, the whole business of basically enlarging a gel of one’s DNA sequence is a special coming together of ego and excessive wealth!
Kelley: Blech! Thanks for the link.
And I agree that there are lots of people with money to burn. Shoulda kept some of my gel pics back from grad school and made it into a collage.
Wait … is that a Wonder Woman outfit in the picture? Wonder Woman may CAUSE thoughts of infidelity but I think it’s unfair to implicate her this way.
Cash: But other women can also wear Wonder Woman undies too! So those knickers aren’t completely in the clear.