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New DNA Test to Solve More Cases

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-can't-get-away-with-anything-anymore dept.

Krishna Dagli writes From the BBC,"Tens of thousands of unsolved crimes could be cracked with a new forensic technique, it has been claimed.The Forensic Science Service (FSS) is piloting a computer-based analysis system which can interpret previously unintelligible DNA samples.It claims the technique is a world first which will boost its crime detection rates by more than 15%.The method is being tested by the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Northumbria and Humberside police forces."

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  1. Re:Suspect Database by 8ball629 · · Score: 1, Troll

    It isn't too far from the truth/future I'm sure. There will eventually be laws passed that will allow a huge database of DNA matched to records of people that both have and have not committed a crime, especially in the US if/when we're under Republican rule again. Once that law has gone into effect, newborns will probably be swabbed at birth and the rest of us will be swabbed the next time we register to vote.