Porcupine: Swift and Versatile DNA-based Molecular Tagging
The use of DNA to make molecular tags, or nano-scaled “barcodes”, promises to use pre-existing expertise in manipulating biomolecules to invisibly track and identify objects of interest in a difficult-to-forge way. However, the synthesis of such biomolecules is by no means inexpensive, and current efforts in this space require large overhead and take long times to decode a tag. This technology solves both issues by providing an easy-to-use approach to DNA-based molecular tagging, able to be decoded in real time with an inexpensive, portable device.