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Katharine Wright
30 Sept 2008; Science Oxford.
An insight into the ethical issues surrounding the forensic use of DNA.
The use of DNA is becoming an increasingly valuable tool in criminal investigations. The UK's forensic database holds around 4 million DNA profiles, but does this affect people's liberty and privacy, or is the collection of 'bioinformation' justified by the need to fight crime?
Katharine Wright from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics will be exploring some of the ethical issues surrounding the forensic use of DNA.
