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DNA Testing in the 21st Century

DNA  Testing  in  the  21st  Centurythe real person responsible for the crime be
punished, but perhaps as in the case above,
One of the most exciting fields of study formany innocent people will be freed and be
technological advances has been DNA testing.able to live their normal life again thanks
DNA technology has come along way and we haveto  DNA  technology.
seen it being used on many popular television
dramas such as Law & Order, 24, CSI, and manyThere are many more applications of DNA
others. Using DNA evidence has become one ofresearch, even those for the most common
the most effective tools for solving crimeperson. Using human DNA one can even get in
scenes and punishing the truly guilty. Intouch with his or her roots. I'm sure we have
fact DNA testing can even be used to clear upall heard stories of where we "think" our
old crimes committed many years ago! One suchancestors come from, but if you ever wanted
case happened to a man who had spent 21 yearsto be completely sure, there is an
in jail but was released recently after a DNAinexpensive, fast and easy way to find out.
trial in which his DNA was not found to matchMany commercial DNA testing laboratories even
that left at the crime scene. Many otherhave at home kits which you can use to find
cases similar to this one have also used DNAout this information. Most only require that
technology  to  solve  crime.you take a cheek swab sample, send it in and
they will do all the DNA research required to
There is also one technique currently beingfind out your ancestry. They are able to
developed that may boost crime solvingtrack where your ancestors have lived, where
statistics tremendously. This technique willthey moved, and what traits and
also help solve crimes that have beencharacteristics made them different from
committed many years ago. For example,others. One woman, who has made a number of
sometimes DNA from many different peopletrips to Ghana, recently found out that she
found on one object used to commit the crimehas roots there by using a home DNA testing
may be mixed together and be nearlykit. She always had felt an impulse to visit
impossible to tell who committed the actualthe country and even went there on her honey
crime, but a new computer program has beenmoon, but only recently found out that some
developed which can distinguish each set ofof her ancestors are from Ghana. This
DNA and match it to specific people.information brought her much comfort in
Therefore, it has become much easier andknowing where she her family came from and to
faster for investigations to be solved. Manyget in touch with her roots. DNA technology
crimes have gone unsolved because of thetherefore can also become a great tool for
problem that used to exist with matching thegenealogical work and may be used more and
correct DNA to the correct person. Howevermore as people become aware of the many
with this advance in DNA technology, many olddifferent things they can do using DNA
crimes still being investigated will be ableresearch.
to be solved. So if you are one who has
committed such a crime and got away with it,Jason Luke is a Client Account Specialist for
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trial will unveil crimes committed many yearsmore on the advances of DNA technology and
ago. Results are so accurate that they cannotits applications in today's world.
be refuted in a court of law. Not only will



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