What is somewhat amusing to me is that any one who has ever run PCRs for humans or low template DNA knows to do this with the utmost precaution for airborne DNA contamination. 35 to 45 cycles of 2x amplification for paleolithic sample.
I find it amazing that in my lifetime we've gone from "it'll take 13 years to sequence the human genome" to "we can vacuum up some DNA from the air and identify it in time for dinner".
If this tech becomes widespread and cheap, what are the privacy implications of being able to sequence human DNA floating in the air in any public or private space? It feels like a classic 'can we/should we' problem.
The Farnsworth Smell-O-Scope was based on this technology;)
This sounds like a fun exercise of signal to noise ratio
Supposedly, small vacuums built into bags and purses were used to surreptitiously gather DNA to identify unidentified occupants of a compound suspected to be used by Osama bin Laden and those related to him.
So dogs can smell DNA
We used to call them Hoovers 25 years ago. Just call them that again
I suppose you could try and see where I've been since I have my sequence publicly stored here https://my.pgp-hms.org/profile/hu81A8CC
If nothing else, I'll serve as a cautionary tale against this if something happens to me as a result of having my DNA publicly available to all.