DNA minimization protocols

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DNA minimization protocols allow you to manipulate objects while minimizing the amount of DNA you leave on them. Some protocols focus on never leaving DNA traces on an object in the first place. Other protocols focus on removing DNA traces from an object by chemically destroying DNA molecules.

DNA minimization protocols may involve:

See β€œDna You Say? Burn Everything to Burn Longer: A Guide to Leaving No Traces” for protocol suggestions, and the β€œDNA” topic.

Techniques addressed by this mitigation

NameDescription
Forensics
DNA

You can minimize the amount of DNA you leave on a surface to minimize the risk that an adversary can use DNA forensics to draw a valuable conclusion from an analysis of the surface.