JP2008162219A - Printed products printed with ink containing dna of human beings, animals or vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To offer the means of easily preserving DNA for a prolonged period and of ascertaining the preserved DNA belongs to either human beings or animals. <P>SOLUTION: The printed products printed with the ink and the ink used to print those printed products are characterized to contain the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) existing in the specific human cell or the specific animal cell representing the name of that human being or the name of that animal, or the appearance of that human being or the appearance of that animal which are printed as the contents of the printed products. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to printed materials such as paperback books, magazines, photo books, securities, banknotes and cards printed with ink.

  Regular printed materials such as paperback books, magazines, photo books, securities, banknotes, cards, etc. are used for reading and viewing information printed on printed materials such as letters, drawings, pictures, and photos. It is.

  However, the printed matter may be illegally copied to an unauthorized third party by scanning the content of the printed matter with a scanner as print data. In particular, in the modern society where scanning technology is improved, illegal copying of printed materials can be easily performed not only by large organizations such as companies but also by individuals.

  In addition, it is common to publish the so-called personal history, which summarizes the autobiography of ordinary individuals in a single book, but at the expense of self-history, even if text or pictures are printed on the book, It was difficult to convey strongly to the readers. In addition, human history about certain prominent people and books about certain prominent animals, such as famous horses, are often published, but mere books have a strong passion for certain prominent people and animals. Is difficult.

  On the other hand, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) contained in human and animal cells is also extracted and stored for a long time. However, when the label of a container or the like in which DNA is stored is peeled off or damaged, it is difficult to confirm which human or animal the DNA belongs to.

  In particular, in order to store DNA for a long period of time, measures such as depositing with a specialized institution are necessary, and there is a problem that the cost of long-term storage is high for individuals to deposit. In addition, when a specialized organization that has deposited DNA suffers damage due to natural disasters, wars, or the like, there is a risk that the deposited DNA may be lost, and it is more desirable to store it in a distributed manner. In order to preserve endangered plant and animal species, it may be possible to preserve DNA of specific plant types and animal types. It is desirable to keep it in a safe place.

  In addition, the present applicant is not particularly aware of the literature relating to the invention according to the present application.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a means for facilitating long-term storage of DNA and identifying which human or animal the stored DNA belongs to. It is another object of the present invention to provide a means for determining the authenticity of a printed matter printed by a right holder or a counterfeit printed matter. Furthermore, the present invention provides a means for storing DNA for a long time at low cost and in a distributed manner as compared with DNA storage by a specialized institution. In addition to this, when printing a literary work to produce a printed material, it is to provide a means for putting his own feelings into the printed material more strongly.

  1. The first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a printed matter printed with ink, and the ink used for printing the printed matter has a name of a person, an animal, A printed matter characterized in that it contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) present in the cells of a specific person or a specific animal represented by the appearance of a person or the appearance of an animal.

  According to the present invention, for example, a biography book describing a specific person such as a celebrity is printed with ink containing the DNA of the specific person himself, and a reader who reads the printed biography book is more You can have a fondness for a specific person in your biography. And for readers as well as authors, by including DNA that is a part of their own body in their own works, it is possible to put a strong feeling that they are a part of the printed materials that are released to the world. This can be a strong motivation for self-published publications. In addition, it has a value as a biography book printed with ink, and can also store DNA of a specific person described in the biography book for a long period of time. In particular, after a celebrity has died, DNA can no longer be collected, so for fans who believe in such celebrities, such as early singers and actors, biography books that contain DNA are consistent with celebrities. It can be a treasure that cannot be changed to anything you can feel.

  In addition, according to the present invention, for example, if a book that describes the running history of a well-known racehorse or things before life is printed with ink containing the DNA of the well-known racehorse, the racehorse will have a strong affection. This is a treasure that makes the racehorse feel closer to the horse racing fans. For example, if you print a photo book of a famous actor or actress with ink containing the DNA of the famous actor or actress, you can not only enjoy viewing the photo book with your eyes, It can create additional value that you can feel close to.

  Although it is very difficult to identify who the DNA is with the naked eye or a microscope, the printed matter according to the invention is a person's name, animal name, person's appearance, or animal appearance printed as the contents of the printed matter. It is printed with ink containing DNA present in the cell of a specific person or a specific animal represented by, and it is possible to easily identify who has DNA.

  2. A second invention for solving the above-described problem is that a person name, an animal name, a person's appearance, or an animal appearance for specifying a specific person or a specific animal printed on the printed matter is printed. The printed matter is characterized in that ink containing DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal is used for printing the portion.

  According to the invention, for example, in a biographical book describing a specific person such as a celebrity, the description of the author introduction in which a simple profile of the specific person is summarized, or the text in the text of the biographical book The character portion of the name of a specific person is printed with ink containing the DNA of the specific person. When ink containing DNA is required for all printed parts of printed matter, a large amount of DNA is required. Therefore, only specific descriptions related to a specific person (introduction of authors, names of characters in the text, etc.) Ink containing DNA is used.

  In addition, a simple profile of a particular animal is put together in a book that describes the life-long memories of an animal that appeared frequently in a certain local river, etc. The description in a certain introduction column and the text of the nickname of the specific animal in the text will be printed with ink containing the DNA of the specific animal itself. It is very difficult to determine whether the ink contains DNA with the naked eye or a general microscope at the time of filing this application, but which part of the print contains DNA while making effective use of DNA. Can be easily identified by the reader. Since DNA collection itself is finite and DNA replication requires a certain cost, DNA can be saved and utilized.

  3. The third invention for solving the above-mentioned problems uses only ink containing DNA present in cells of the specific person or specific animal among the inks used in the printed material. The printed matter is characterized in that a portion printed by the ink containing the DNA can be specified as a color different from the other ink.

  According to the invention, for example, in a biographical book describing a specific person such as a celebrity, the description of the author introduction in which a simple profile of the specific person is summarized, or the text in the text of the biographical book The character portion of the name of the specific person is printed with ink containing the DNA of the specific person whose color is different from that of the other printed portions of the printed matter. Thus, the reader can easily specify which part of the print contains the DNA.

  4. A fourth invention for solving the above-described problems is that the ink containing DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal is not an outer surface of the printed material contacting the other object, but another object. The printed material is used for printing on the inner surface of the printed material that does not contact with the printed material.

  Here, the “outer surface of the printed matter” is the outer surface of the printed matter that is an object, and corresponds to the front cover or the back cover of the printed matter that is outside in a normal storage state. On the other hand, the “inner surface of the printed material” is an inner surface of the printed material that is an object, and corresponds to a body portion that is a portion where the inner printed sheets are in contact with each other in a normal storage state. According to the invention, for example, the outer surface of the printed material that comes into contact with another object (in the case of a book, the portion that comes into contact with the outer surface of a front cover, a back cover, or the like) does not use DNA-containing ink and does not touch the other object. By using it only for printing on the inner surface of the printed material (in the case of a book, the portion where the printed paper of the book, such as the body part, contacts), it eliminates the wear of DNA-containing ink caused by friction between the printed material and other objects. can do. As a result, deterioration due to wear of ink containing DNA can be prevented, and DNA can be stored for a longer period of time.

  5. A fifth invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a cover for protecting a portion printed with ink containing DNA present in the cells of a specific person or a specific animal from physical friction. It is the printed matter characterized by being covered with.

  According to the present invention, for example, by covering a portion printed with ink containing DNA with a cover for protecting from physical friction by a plastic film or the like, the printed material and other objects, or pages of the printed material rub against each other. Thus, the abrasion of the ink containing DNA can be eliminated. As a result, deterioration due to wear of ink containing DNA can be prevented, and DNA can be stored for a longer period of time.

  6. The sixth invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that the printed matter is a bill or a securities.

  According to the present invention, in authenticating banknotes or securities that are always plagued by counterfeiting, it is possible to make a genuine determination from the viewpoint of whether or not ink containing DNA is used in the banknotes or securities. In particular, when trying to counterfeit banknotes or securities that use DNA-containing ink, it is not enough to use advanced printing technology similar to the real one. Must be used for ink. Extracting and duplicating DNA used in the printing ink of real banknotes or securities is extremely labor intensive, and it is impossible to counterfeit banknotes or securities simply by improving the printing technology. Therefore, it is useful to print with ink containing DNA of a specific person or animal.

  When judging whether a person is a genuine person or a fake, for example, it is possible to perform a detailed component analysis of the component analysis of the ink used in the banknote or the securities. Moreover, even if it does not perform even component analysis, if the component of the ink currently used for the said banknote or securities can be read by advancement of reading technology, authentication of many banknotes or securities by DNA can be performed in a short time. . Then, no matter how precisely the printing technique is imitated, it becomes difficult to counterfeit a large amount of banknotes or securities.

  7. The seventh invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is that the ink containing DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal contains at least one cell in the specific person or the specific animal. The printed matter characterized in that the DNA is contained without being cut.

  According to the present invention, DNA contained in one cell portion of a specific person or a specific animal is included in a complete state that is not cut, and can be used for regenerative medicine using DNA in the future. Although there are legal problems, printed materials can be used as a means of storing DNA for cloning. For example, DNA can be extracted from the body cells of a famous racehorse, DNA of the racehorse can be stored in a printed material, and clones of racehorses can be regenerated from the DNA after years and decades. Conceivable. In this way, competition between famous horses over time can be realized. In particular, the printed matter 100 years ago and the printed matter 200 years ago are suitable for long-term storage and storage because of the nature of the printed matter, so that the actual state of dealing with antiques exists in society.

  8. The eighth invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is that the printed matter includes a human family tree or animal pedigree chart including a plurality of person names or a plurality of animal names, and the human family tree. Or, in the pedigree chart of the animal, the DNA that is present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal was included in the print of the person name or the animal name for specifying the specific animal The printed matter is characterized in that ink is used.

  With this invention, the printed matter includes a part of the physical body of a specific person or a specific animal described in the family tree or pedigree, beyond the framework of a simple human pedigree or animal pedigree. Therefore, the value as a family tree or pedigree is increased. For example, if an ancestor's family tree is printed with ink containing the DNA of each person in the print of each person's line, the genetic inheritance of the disease is traced back to generations. Can do. For example, if the racehorse pedigree is printed with ink containing the DNA of each racehorse in the print of each racehorse column, research on the leg strength by genes and inheritance of stamina should be conducted. You can go back. Desirably, all persons or all animals described in the human pedigree or animal pedigree are printed with ink containing DNA of individual persons or animals.

  9. A ninth invention for solving the above-described problems is a printed matter printed with ink, and the name of an animal or plant printed as the content of the printed matter is used in the ink used for printing the printed matter. A printed matter characterized in that it contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) present in the cells of a specific type of animal or a specific type of plant represented by the form of the plant or the appearance of the animal.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to preserve species of certain animal species and plant species. Currently, with the expansion of human society, the number of plants and animals that are threatened with extinction is increasing all over the world. Although it is possible to preserve the DNA of such an endangered animal species by, for example, production, it is not easy to preserve because the production is large. In addition, it is difficult to disperse and store DNA when it is made of paper. On the other hand, the DNA of a plant species that is threatened with extinction can be stored as a pressed flower, but it is still difficult to disperse and store the DNA. However, by printing the printed matter with ink containing the DNA of an endangered animal or plant species, long-term, dispersive and inexpensive species of DNA can be stored.

  In addition to storing DNA genetic information simply as information, and various products other than prints containing DNA of a specific person or animal, ink containing DNA of a specific person or animal The main merits of printing printed materials are as follows.

  (1) Unlike gene information, DNA is an object, not information, and can only be stored in a tangible object. In this respect, the printed material is a tangible material and can be used for storage. And printed matter has the characteristic that the lifetime as goods is very long compared with other goods. For example, there is a reality in society that printed materials 100 years ago and printed materials 200 years ago are traded as antiques. Also, printed materials, particularly books, etc. are mostly printed on the inside, so there is less risk of DNA wear due to physical contact than other products.

  (2) The printed material is an information transmission medium that can describe information such as characters, figures, photos, etc., and is included in the printed material by including information on a specific person or a specific animal in the characters, graphics, photos, etc. It is possible to easily identify which person or animal the specific DNA is. If it is a product other than printed matter, it is difficult to specify which part it contains, even if it contains DNA, and it also specifies which person or animal DNA is specifically contained I can't understand what to do.

  (3) Ordinary printed matter can be easily copied by scanning or the like, but copying of printed matter printed with ink containing DNA of a specific person or a specific animal physically increases DNA for the printed matter to be copied. There is a need. Therefore, reproduction as a printed matter by a person who is trying to forge is considerably difficult. On the other hand, since a right holder who manufactures a genuine printed material can print the printed material after sufficiently replicating the DNA contained in the ink, it can perform mass production in the same way as a conventional printed material. The fact that printed materials are superior in mass production and mass duplication compared to tangible materials other than printed materials is apparent from the fact that printed materials such as banknotes are used as money.

  (4) Although it is necessary to pay an appropriate fee when depositing DNA in a specialized institution or the like, DNA can be stored at a lower cost when printed matter is printed with ink containing DNA. This is because the printed material is premised on mass production and mass reproduction. Further, when depositing DNA in a specialized institution, there is a risk that the DNA will be lost or worn when the specialized institution is in a natural disaster or the like. On the other hand, when a large amount of printed matter printed with ink containing DNA is distributed and distributed, DNA can be distributed and stored at a low cost.

  (5) Ordinary printed materials, especially securities and banknotes, are always exposed to counterfeiting, but printed materials printed with ink containing DNA of a specific person or specific animal have been counterfeited with excellent printing technology. However, authenticity can be determined by the presence or absence of DNA. In other words, physical restrictions other than the printing technology such as the presence or absence of DNA occur, so that the manufacturing cost of counterfeit banknotes and counterfeit securities can be further increased, leading to prevention of counterfeiting.

  1. First, DNA is extracted from cells of human, animal, plant hair, nails, skin, oral mucosa and the like. Methods for extracting DNA from cells include phenol / chloroform extraction methods, and various other methods exist at the time of filing this application. Briefly explaining the procedure up to DNA extraction, which is common to most of the various methods related to DNA extraction, human cells, animals and plant cells are decomposed and dissolved to destroy cell membranes and to remove unnecessary substances other than DNA such as proteins. A process of removing and extracting DNA is performed.

  Various DNA extraction methods have different extraction amounts, but it is desirable to adopt a method that can extract a large amount of uncut DNA without losing human, animal, or plant DNA. Good. In addition, when the amount of DNA extracted is very small, the amount of DNA can be increased by replicating the extracted DNA by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction).

  2. Next, since DNA is water-soluble and soluble in water, when water-soluble ink is used as an ink for use in printed matter, DNA can be mixed into the ink without any problem. However, oil-based inks are often used as inks for printing on printed matter. In this case, DNA is water-soluble as described above, so that it is easy to emulsify and stabilize the emulsified state. An emulsifier as a substance to be used is required. In this regard, DNA can be mixed into the ink using various surfactants. Desirable surfactants are those that do not damage DNA.

  3. After mixing the DNA with the ink, print the printed matter with a printer. In a normal printing press that prints a large amount of books, the amount of ink mixed with DNA may be too small to be suitable. This is because a printer that prints a large amount of books often has an in-cross due to ink adhering to the equipment in the printer. Therefore, a printer device used in an office or home may be used.

  When printing with a printing machine or printer, care should be taken not to mix DNA-degrading enzymes into the ink, and printing methods with too high heat should be avoided. However, the temperature up to about 60 ° C. is a temperature usually used in experiments dealing with DNA such as PCR, and there is no particular problem.

  4. To print a specific person or animal name, animal name, person's appearance, or part of the animal's appearance printed on the printed matter, the specific person or specific animal Regarding the point of using ink containing DNA present in animal cells, it is common to set several types of ink on a printing machine and print specific characters and printed parts with specific ink at the time of filing this application. And technical realization is no problem. It is also the same that only the ink containing DNA present in the cells of a specific person or a specific animal has a different color from other inks used for printed matter.

  The DNA that is present in the cells of a specific person or a specific animal is printed on the part of the human pedigree or animal pedigree that is printed with the name of a specific person or animal. For the same reason, there is no problem in technical realization that the contained ink is used.

In addition, the protective cover when covering a portion printed with ink containing DNA present in a cell of a specific person or a specific animal with a cover for protecting from physical friction, such as a plastic film, It is conceivable to employ the one used for book barcode protection.

Claims (9)

Printed matter printed with ink,
The ink used for printing the printed material includes a person name, an animal name, a person's appearance, or a DNA (deoxyriboribonucleic acid) present in the cell of a specific person or a specific animal represented by the animal's appearance. Nucleic acid),
Printed matter characterized by. The specific person or the specific animal printed on the printed part of the person name, the animal name, the figure of the person, or the appearance of the animal for identifying the specific person or the specific animal printed on the printed matter The ink containing DNA present in the cells of
The printed matter according to claim 1. Among the inks used in the printed matter, only the ink containing DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal includes the DNA as a color different from other inks used in the printed matter. To be able to identify the part printed with ink,
The printed matter according to claim 1. The ink containing DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal is used for printing the inner surface of the printed material not contacting the other object, not the outer surface of the printed material contacting the other object;
The printed matter according to claim 1. Covering a portion printed with ink containing DNA present in the cell of the specific person or specific animal with a cover for protecting from physical friction;
The printed matter according to claim 1.   The printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the printed matter is a bill or a securities. The ink containing the DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal contains at least one DNA of one cell in the specific person or the specific animal without being cut;
The printed matter according to claim 1. The printed matter is printed with a human family tree or animal pedigree chart including a plurality of person names or animal names, and a specific person or a specific animal in the human family tree or animal pedigree chart is specified. Ink containing a DNA present in the cells of the specific person or the specific animal is used for printing the portion on which the name of the person or the animal is printed.
The printed matter according to claim 1. Printed matter printed with ink,
The ink used for printing the printed matter may include an animal name, a plant name, a plant form, or a cell of a particular type of plant represented by the animal appearance printed as the content of the printed matter. Contains existing DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid),
Printed matter characterized by.