Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking
Abstract Tracking and tracing raw materials is crucial for securing global supply chains. Conventional methods like barcodes and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are effective but fall short in ensuring raw material traceability and anti-counterfeiting. This work introduces DNA as a powerf...
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| author | Jiaming Li Alex Crown Peter Ney Sergey Yekhanin Aditi Partap Anuja Shirole Huiting Jiang Sagan Russ Max Gordon Adaora Aroh Jeff Nivala Anirudh Badam Vaishnavi Ranganathan Karin Strauss Ranveer Chandra Yuan-Jyue Chen |
| author_facet | Jiaming Li Alex Crown Peter Ney Sergey Yekhanin Aditi Partap Anuja Shirole Huiting Jiang Sagan Russ Max Gordon Adaora Aroh Jeff Nivala Anirudh Badam Vaishnavi Ranganathan Karin Strauss Ranveer Chandra Yuan-Jyue Chen |
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| description | Abstract Tracking and tracing raw materials is crucial for securing global supply chains. Conventional methods like barcodes and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are effective but fall short in ensuring raw material traceability and anti-counterfeiting. This work introduces DNA as a powerful tool for source tracking, leveraging its invisibility, safety, and seamless product integration. We present DNATags–engineered DNA mixtures enabling product labeling with error tolerance–readable in the field via paper tickets that fluoresce under a mobile phone and filter device. Additionally, DNATrack employs DNA Hybridization Encoding (HyEn) for enhanced anti-forgery security. Although current costs are higher ($2-$4 per read and write), declining DNA synthesis costs, along with DNA’s unique advantages, make this approach a promising solution for future supply chain management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cf1caab90af411cb4a09f85cff559122025-08-20T03:45:35ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-07-0116111010.1038/s41467-025-60282-7Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material trackingJiaming Li0Alex Crown1Peter Ney2Sergey Yekhanin3Aditi Partap4Anuja Shirole5Huiting Jiang6Sagan Russ7Max Gordon8Adaora Aroh9Jeff Nivala10Anirudh Badam11Vaishnavi Ranganathan12Karin Strauss13Ranveer Chandra14Yuan-Jyue Chen15University of Washington, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and EngineeringMicrosoft ResearchUniversity of Washington, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and EngineeringMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchUniversity of Washington, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and EngineeringMicrosoft ResearchUniversity of Washington, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and EngineeringMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchUniversity of Washington, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and EngineeringMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchAbstract Tracking and tracing raw materials is crucial for securing global supply chains. Conventional methods like barcodes and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are effective but fall short in ensuring raw material traceability and anti-counterfeiting. This work introduces DNA as a powerful tool for source tracking, leveraging its invisibility, safety, and seamless product integration. We present DNATags–engineered DNA mixtures enabling product labeling with error tolerance–readable in the field via paper tickets that fluoresce under a mobile phone and filter device. Additionally, DNATrack employs DNA Hybridization Encoding (HyEn) for enhanced anti-forgery security. Although current costs are higher ($2-$4 per read and write), declining DNA synthesis costs, along with DNA’s unique advantages, make this approach a promising solution for future supply chain management.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60282-7 |
| spellingShingle | Jiaming Li Alex Crown Peter Ney Sergey Yekhanin Aditi Partap Anuja Shirole Huiting Jiang Sagan Russ Max Gordon Adaora Aroh Jeff Nivala Anirudh Badam Vaishnavi Ranganathan Karin Strauss Ranveer Chandra Yuan-Jyue Chen Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking Nature Communications |
| title | Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking |
| title_full | Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking |
| title_fullStr | Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking |
| title_short | Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking |
| title_sort | hybridization encoded dna tags with paper based readout for anti forgery raw material tracking |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60282-7 |
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