Comments on: Vaccine Tattoos http://grinding.be/2008/02/10/vaccine-tattoos/ Sun, 20 May 2012 18:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leslie http://grinding.be/2008/02/10/vaccine-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Leslie Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:26:17 +0000 http://grinding.be/2008/02/10/vaccine-tattoos/#comment-507 This would actually be incredibly useful for the military or even for civilian use. And since this method is supposed to be more effective (note- human testing still needed) you can do it somewhere that has plenty of surface area and wouldn't hurt very much like the top of the forearm. They could be done in stripes simultaneously with each stripe being a different vaccine. And actually m1k3y your idea is very close to the truth. They can already experimentally "tag" genes in such a way that they can be read with handheld equipment. (Chemical tags if I'm not mistaken. Someone please correct me.) Something like this would be close to the skin. The antibodies could be designed to drop their tags, forming an invisible but machine readable tattoo that would function like a semi-permanent "shot-card" like what they used to use for frequent travelers. (People who travel in disease prone areas still use these. I still have mine from Sumatra.) This would actually be incredibly useful for the military or even for civilian use. And since this method is supposed to be more effective (note- human testing still needed) you can do it somewhere that has plenty of surface area and wouldn’t hurt very much like the top of the forearm. They could be done in stripes simultaneously with each stripe being a different vaccine.

And actually m1k3y your idea is very close to the truth. They can already experimentally “tag” genes in such a way that they can be read with handheld equipment. (Chemical tags if I’m not mistaken. Someone please correct me.) Something like this would be close to the skin. The antibodies could be designed to drop their tags, forming an invisible but machine readable tattoo that would function like a semi-permanent “shot-card” like what they used to use for frequent travelers. (People who travel in disease prone areas still use these. I still have mine from Sumatra.)

]]> By: m1k3y http://grinding.be/2008/02/10/vaccine-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-505 m1k3y Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:01:58 +0000 http://grinding.be/2008/02/10/vaccine-tattoos/#comment-505 Tattoo's for EVERYONE! Wouldn't this make Border Checks so much more fun? "Sir, roll up your sleeve.. we need to check you for Hep A immunity before you can enter New Orleans" And you can collect the whole set: "But Mum, I want the Ebola Tattoo.. pllllllllease!" "No Jimmy. You've got to wait til the Anthrax one heals". Tattoo’s for EVERYONE!

Wouldn’t this make Border Checks so much more fun?

“Sir, roll up your sleeve.. we need to check you for Hep A immunity before you can enter New Orleans”

And you can collect the whole set:

“But Mum, I want the Ebola Tattoo.. pllllllllease!”
“No Jimmy. You’ve got to wait til the Anthrax one heals”.

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