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Welcome to my forensics and DNA Databanking informational page. Thorough
this page you will be able to gain a very comprehensive knowledge about the
field of forensic science and how it is currently being used to solve
crimes. Also you will be informed about the Combined DNA Index System
(CODIS), which is a databank of DNA, that the United States has.
As with
most of the biotechnological field, Forensic Science and the DNA databanking
comes with its own share of ethical and moral issues. This page will give information about these issues that are associated with this aspect
of biotechnology. To find more information about the technical aspect of
forensics, please refer to the web pages of other members of the
Forensic Team. Throughout the course
of this semester, I with three other members of the Forensic Team, have
researched on DNA and Forensics. Although I started out as a novice, I have
come to learn a lot about how the Forensic science uses DNA in many of its
applications. I have also become familiar with the different moral and
ethical issues related to this technology.
My
interest in this topic developed through watching the different programs on
televisions about the forensic cases. Also I have always been perplexed and
awed by the awesome nature of the DNA and how such small entities can hold
vast amounts of knowledge about a certain individual and even the whole
genealogy of the person. Forensic science combines the power of the DNA and
the information it holds to provide justice in today's world. It helps in
solving crimes that would probably have been left unsolved, if it were not
for forensics.
This web page is a part of an assignment for the
Issues and Ideas 470: Biotechnology and Human Values
class for seniors at
Monmouth College, taught by
Professor Patricia
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