UK Gov seeks 'scientific' basis for nationality
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Didn't we hear that one somewhere before? Attempts to define race through science haven't had an entirely positive press subsequent to the collapse of the Third Reich, but the Weird Science Department of the UK Government could well be skittering on that very patch of thin ice. Lord Triesman, the Prime minister's Special Envoy for Returns, this week said that work on the "scientific and technical identification of nationality" will be "an important tool" to be used for the return of illegal immigrants to their countries of origin.â¦
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The government says there are no plans to make it compulsory for all UK residents to be on the national DNA database.
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Cos they know all about 'secure' databases... The government will announce plans tomorrow to give every English child an identifying number and a database entry of their school qualifications.â¦
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LILLE, France  - The creation of a biological  passport for all professional riders is taking shape, the  International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday.
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The National Archives puts the official records of some of Britain's most famous immigrants on its website.
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Science & environment: An ambitious project to create the most detailed picture of human genetic variation yet has been launched by British and American scientists
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Britain is considering whether to permit research using animal eggs to create human stem cells &#151; a process that tests the ethical boundaries of cutting-edge scientific research.
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Â· Leaked documents show starting date of 2012  Â· Pilot plan for foreign nationals to start this year
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The scientist who invented DNA fingerprinting two decades ago has warned that the huge expansion of the British national database, which now contains details of 2.5 million criminals, could
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The Home Secretary is to publish detailed plans for the controversial national identity card.
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'We will abolish this costly plastic poll tax' Shadow home secretary David Davis has criticised the government's plan to make people travel to interview centres to provide a biometric for the national identity card.â¦
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Scientists are to begin work on the second phase of a project aimed at piecing together the history of human colonisation in Britain.
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The Royal Society is to investigate how a person&#39;s individual genetic make-up could affect the way medicine works on them. It is hoped that the research will allow medical professionals to eventually tailor-make drugs to suit the patient.
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Will Brown sign up to Blair's baby? The Office of Government Commerce has appealed against an order by the Information Tribunal that it must publish official documents that assess the justification for the government's identity card scheme.â¦
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Whole UK population and every visitor to Britain should be put on national DNA database, top judge says.
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Home Office research reveals all British people are maintaining steady levels of disbelief over goverment claims about ID cards, according to official Home Office research.â¦
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Iris, fingers, head, shoulders, knees and toes The UK, Europe and the US are planning to belt and brace their border databases by using multiple forms of biometrics to identify people.â¦