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DNA Research
Findings in DNA research reported from University of Leuven
September 6th, 2008
"Since the mid-1990s most EU Member States have established a national forensic DNA database. These mass repositories of DNA profiles enable the police to identify DNA stains which are found at crime scenes and are invaluable in criminal investigation," investigators in Louvain, Belgium report. "Governments have always brushed aside privacy objections by stressing that the stored DNA profiles do not contain sensitive genetic information on the included individuals and that they reside under the statutory privacy protection regulations. However, it has been generally overlooked that the police also store the DNA samples from which the DNA profiles are derived. Although...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-06)
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