Hot Topic: Outlaw DNA
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After steroids and other black-market fixes, whatâs next for cheaters? Playing God with genetics.
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ECHR could make DNA retention without conviction illegal Updated Lord Justice Sedley's proposal to put everyone in the UK on a DNA database would be dependent on a British man's case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights, according to a privacy law expert.â¦
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Take a crash course in genome research: It may not be what you think it is.
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Round up the usual suspects In a move reminiscent of Nazi Germany and 21st-Century Britain, the US federal government is about to implement rules requiring routine DNA collection from suspected illegal immigrants and anyone arrested by federal authorities, regardless of whether they are ever convicted of a crime. DNA collection will be performed in any situation where fingerprints would normally be collected, and only a court order will suffice to have DNA profiles removed from federal databases.â¦
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PHILADELPHIAÂ -- What makes you different from everyone else on the planet may have less to do with the spelling of your genetic code than with a scattering of chemical &quot;tags&quot; that, like censor's marks, render some of your genes unreadable.
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Not long ago, Booz Allen Hamilton pioneered the concept of Organizational DNA, a way to assess a company's or government agency's personality. In Booz Allen's case, that genetic code has two distinct strands, and the split personality is at the heart of talks to divide the company in two.
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Innocent until uploaded to the DNA database Next week, the Nuffield council on Bioethics is set to publish its thoughts on the ethics of using biometrics as forensic tools. In the lead up to the publication of the report, to be entitled The Forensic Use of Bioinformation: Ethical Issues, the debate about the use of DNA, particularly, has intensified.â¦
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Plus: eBay outlines policy on racist language. [News.com Extra]
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Prior to these experiments, protein was believed to hold our hereditary destiny. After Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, DNA steps up to the plate.
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Only if you like, in the sense that you really oughta The UK Ministry of Defence is "strongly encouraging" all its personnel to have their DNA recorded. This is supposed to make identification of their remains easier if they should die in a manner - a disastrous air crash, explosion, etc. - which would inhibit recognition by other means.â¦
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Government wants to ignore a wider range of opinion The government is bankrolling a massive âcitizenâs inquiryâ that will see its DNA database policies scrutinised by panels of âordinaryâ people, including criminals and youngsters, instead of scientists and legal professionals.â¦
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Computer engineers could - in theory at least - reconstruct the genes of an animal that lived more than 75 million years ago. No DNA could possibly survive that long, but forensic scientists now routinely
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[Health India]: London, Oct 22 : Researchers have demonstrated that any change in a person&#39;s DNA can contribute to a range of life- shortening risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other metabolic disorders.
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Hoping to solve and prevent more crimes, the federal government and a growing number of states are casting the DNA net wider by taking genetic samples from people accused but not convicted of breaking the law.
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Sep 09 - The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA finger printing.
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What if governments and insurance companies nip the incentive for the dangerous illegal organ trade by paying donors with free healthcare or cash? Plus: Indian Organ Mafia Busted In Bodyhack.
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WASHINGTON - For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, amateur historians will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.