Location Analysis Using Fire Retardant-Protected Nucleic Acid-Labeled Tags

摘要

A nucleic acid tag comprising a nucleotide-support platform attached to a nucleic acid molecule, a fire retardant, and an encapsulant. Unique nucleic acid-containing tags containing a fire- or heat-protective element are seeded at one or more geographic locations. Using sequence analysis techniques, the person or object of interest is examined for the presence of one or more of the seeded nucleic acids. The geographic location associated with each detected nucleic acid is used to backtrack the item's path or extrapolate a probable point of origin.

主权项

1. A method for determining whether an item has moved through a geographic location, the method comprising:
creating a nucleic acid tag comprising a plurality of nanoparticle nucleotide-support platforms each attached to a plurality of nucleic acid molecules, wherein the nucleic acid tag further comprises a fire retardant; seeding the geographic location with the nucleic acid tag; and examining the item for the presence of the nucleic acid tag.