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dna issues

  1. Vixen

    Do DNA tests measure ethnic purity?

    I noticed that a poster claimed ethnic purity as a 23+me DNA test showed he was 100% 'northwest European'. Others claimed he photoshopped the results and in any case the commercial DNA tests were not reliable as to ethnicity. I did notice that a UK Forensic centre was requesting DNA samples...
  2. SumDood

    Merged Justices Allow Police to Take D.N.A. Samples After Arrests

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/supreme-court-says-police-can-take-dna-samples.html So they compare taking DNA to fingerprinting and say they can take it after being arrested for a "serious offense" "supported by probable cause". I actually have no problem with this.
    • SumDood
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    • dna evidence dna issues privacy issues supreme court decisions
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    • Forum: USA Politics
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