| DNA Testing in the 21st Century | | | | only will the real person responsible |
| One of the most exciting fields of study | | | | for the crime be punished, but perhaps |
| for technological advances has been DNA | | | | as in the case above, many innocent |
| testing. DNA technology has come along | | | | people will be freed and be able to live |
| way and we have seen it being used on | | | | their normal life again thanks to DNA |
| many popular television dramas such as | | | | technology. |
| Law & Order, 24, CSI, and many others. | | | | There are many more applications of DNA |
| Using DNA evidence has become one of the | | | | research, even those for the most common |
| most effective tools for solving crime | | | | person. Using human DNA one can even get |
| scenes and punishing the truly guilty. | | | | in touch with his or her roots. I'm sure |
| In fact DNA testing can even be used to | | | | we have all heard stories of where we |
| clear up old crimes committed many years | | | | "think" our ancestors come from, but if |
| ago! One such case happened to a man who | | | | you ever wanted to be completely sure, |
| had spent 21 years in jail but was | | | | there is an inexpensive, fast and easy |
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| which his DNA was not found to match | | | | testing laboratories even have at home |
| that left at the crime scene. Many other | | | | kits which you can use to find out this |
| cases similar to this one have also used | | | | information. Most only require that you |
| DNA technology to solve crime. | | | | take a cheek swab sample, send it in and |
| There is also one technique currently | | | | they will do all the DNA research |
| being developed that may boost crime | | | | required to find out your ancestry. They |
| solving statistics tremendously. This | | | | are able to track where your ancestors |
| technique will also help solve crimes | | | | have lived, where they moved, and what |
| that have been committed many years ago. | | | | traits and characteristics made them |
| For example, sometimes DNA from many | | | | different from others. One woman, who |
| different people found on one object | | | | has made a number of trips to Ghana, |
| used to commit the crime may be mixed | | | | recently found out that she has roots |
| together and be nearly impossible to | | | | there by using a home DNA testing kit. |
| tell who committed the actual crime, but | | | | She always had felt an impulse to visit |
| a new computer program has been | | | | the country and even went there on her |
| developed which can distinguish each set | | | | honey moon, but only recently found out |
| of DNA and match it to specific people. | | | | that some of her ancestors are from |
| Therefore, it has become much easier and | | | | Ghana. This information brought her much |
| faster for investigations to be solved. | | | | comfort in knowing where she her family |
| Many crimes have gone unsolved because | | | | came from and to get in touch with her |
| of the problem that used to exist with | | | | roots. DNA technology therefore can also |
| matching the correct DNA to the correct | | | | become a great tool for genealogical |
| person. However with this advance in DNA | | | | work and may be used more and more as |
| technology, many old crimes still being | | | | people become aware of the many |
| investigated will be able to be solved. | | | | different things they can do using DNA |
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| cannot be refuted in a court of law. Not | | | | applications in today's world. |