Another step closer to sci-fi where crime scenes are scanned, on site, for DNA or it is used as an ID check for security purposes.
It seems a very small (if you ignore the laptop currently needed to use it) DNA reader has been developed. Chances are it will plug into a tablet or smartphone one day. But compared to the existing readers is is small and cheap and everyone's got the odd laptop lying around.
It uses nanotechnology, a nano-pore that the DNA molecule passes through. The bases each provide a different signal so can be read in sequence. Clever, eh?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/pocket-sized-dna-reader-used-to-scan-entire-human-genome-sequence/
Fascinating
THE FUTURE!