The government wants your DNA.

• Autores: Erin Murphy
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 308, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 72-77
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses research in forensics as of March 2013, with a focus on the police and government practice of collecting civilian DNA and concerns about civil rights infringements. Topics include personal privacy and how police are collecting DNA from individuals charged with nonviolent crimes, techniques for DNA sampling and processing information in databases, and how the U.S. Supreme Court can adjudicate the legality of collecting genetic samples from arrested individuals. Additional information is presented on legal action to protect individual genetic privacy.