Book contents
- Understanding Forensic DNA
- Understanding Life
- Understanding Forensic DNA
- Copyright page
- Reviews
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Biological Identification
- 2 Before DNA
- 3 First-Generation Forensic DNA
- 4 STR Methods and Loci
- 5 DNA Analysis and Interpretation: Single-Source Samples and Simple Mixtures
- 6 The Curse of Sensitivity
- 7 From Mothers and Fathers
- 8 Emerging Technologies
- 9 Emerging Issues
- Concluding Remarks
- Summary of Common Misunderstandings
- References and Further Reading
- Figure Credits
- Index
9 - Emerging Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2022
- Understanding Forensic DNA
- Understanding Life
- Understanding Forensic DNA
- Copyright page
- Reviews
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Biological Identification
- 2 Before DNA
- 3 First-Generation Forensic DNA
- 4 STR Methods and Loci
- 5 DNA Analysis and Interpretation: Single-Source Samples and Simple Mixtures
- 6 The Curse of Sensitivity
- 7 From Mothers and Fathers
- 8 Emerging Technologies
- 9 Emerging Issues
- Concluding Remarks
- Summary of Common Misunderstandings
- References and Further Reading
- Figure Credits
- Index
Summary
The relentless advance of DNA typing capabilities leads to complications and concerns. It is one thing for someone to be able to obtain your ABO blood type from a tiny spot of blood and another thing to know your eye color and ancestry. Some of the concerns are due to misconceptions, but others can pit personal privacy against perceived security. Practices and policies have not caught up with capability. We highlight a few of these current dilemmas in this chapter.
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- Understanding Forensic DNA , pp. 138 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022