Bacteria Maybe Next Weapon Against Crime

Hundreds of bacteria found on our hands maybe the next key to who we are and could be the next weapon in the ongoing fight against crime.

As it turns out, the bacteria on our hands is unique to each of us, meaning that the germs on my hands for example, are totally unique to me and not the same as the germs on your own hands.

For years police have used fingerprinting as a way of identifying a person, but in some cases when a crime is committed, retrieving a usable fingerprint is not an option.

Now new research suggests that tracking down a bad guy through bacteria left at the scene of a crime may indeed be a possibility.

In a small study researchers proved the technique effective by performing an experiment using a mouse from a computer.

They took swabs from the mouse and were able to determine its owner via analysis, proving that their method was successful.

They published their findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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