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Whose DNA is it anyway? European court, junk DNA, and the problem with prediction.
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - 1 Jan 2010
Sarkar Sameer P, Adshead Gwen
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In this article, we discuss the implications of a recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision about the use of retained DNA profiles in criminal cases. Met with polar but equal passion from both the privacy lobby and law enforcement, this case has opened concerns regarding ethics in the nascent science of DNA profiling. Although the technology is touted as the most exciting breakthrough since...
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