Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly being investigated by forensic scientists as a tool to help solve criminal cases that lack biological traces—and attention is also turning to collecting trace airborne eDNA left behind by intruders in residential burglaries.
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Criminals are generally not smart enough but I would think the way around this is to sneak into the HVAC room of a mall or any place that hosts lots of people and scrap off some filter dust. Bonus points for going full Gattaca and thoroughly cleaning before the crime…
This sounds like it’s going to be repressive as fuck
