DNA DATABASES

Organizations—DNA Databases Crime-Fighting Weapon or Threat to Privacy



Organizations—DNA Databases Crime-Fighting Weapon or Threat to Privacy

Benefits of DNA Databases

DNA evidence has become a prominent crime-fighting tool, allowing a criminal to be identified by his or her own genes. With the help of Computer analysis any criminal can be identified by matching DNA from saliva, blood, hair or may be any other fluids released by the body at a crime scene with a DNA profile in a database. A Laboratory creates a profile of specific agreed upon genetic segment of the DNA molecule for a specific individual and stores that information ...