On August 1st 2007 a truss-supported section near the southern end of I-35W near Minneapolis St Paul failed, causing a chain reaction that brought down 1,200 linear feet of bridge and sent 100 vehicles crashing into the river. Thirteen people died.

For companies seeking to win tenders in countires such as Iraq the cost of adding personal DNA profiling to their standard operating procedures would not amount to a significant increase in their operating costs.