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Better Sample Tracking: LoJack for DNA

Jan 15, 2007

You may think RFID has nothing to do with systems biology, but we're willing to bet that if the Broad Institute is considering using it, others won't be long to follow. In this column from Stephen Miles at MIT, the author reports on some of the latest uses of RFID tagging technology, including an example of how scientists at the Broad propose to use it to track samples.

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