Summary: The benefits of micro-chipping have come to the fore following the recent Christchurch earthquakes. Animals that have been chipped can be easily reunited with their owners. There is more to micro-chipping than animal identification though.Do you remember Star Trek when Bones would run a machine over the body of a patient and make a diagnosis? Well guess what, Destron are working on chips that can detect hormonal changes, blood pressure and eventually even disease processes. This is no longer science fiction. It’s a new world.
