Grisly but fascinating, a murdered woman whose fingers and teeth had been removed was identified by the serial number in her breast implants. I never really thought about it before, but I suppose all biological implants, like replacement hips and knees, must have serial numbers as well. I wonder how long it will be before they start tagging every permanent biomedical incorporation (organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, gene therapy) with a DNA identification sequence – is that possible?

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