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An underskin microchip with medical data or GPS capability could soon be a commercial reality. Should we be afraid? Meet the "Chipsons" -- Jeffrey, Leslie, and Derek Jacobs. This spring, pending trial-run approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the South Florida family plans to be the first in the country to have the VeriChip, a tiny radio-frequency device about the size of a grain of rice, implanted in their bodies. Each $200 chip will carry a unique identification number and critical medical information. Should any member of the family be hospitalized, doctors would run a scanne ...