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DNA:

Automated DNA Comparison Software

Software company providing a solution for the identification of victims of a mass disaster or missing persons incidents.

http://www.ananomouse.com/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

CODIS: Combined DNA Index System

Guidelines for collecting and submitting evidence in blood and saliva samples, quality assurance, statistics and links to participating states, from the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/html/codis1.htm

DNA as a forensic instrument

Article discussing the potential and limitations of DNA, published in 1996 by Columbia University, NY.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-1.3/dna-forensic.html

DNA Forensics

Comprehensive resource covering forensic identification, arising from the human genome project, discussing accuracies, potential applications and databases such as the Combined DNA Index System. Maintained at Oak Ridge, TN.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/forensics.shtml

DNA Forensics Problem Set

The Biology Project at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.html

FBI's DNA Program

Congressional Statement 2001, with link to previous years, by Forensic Analysis Branch, before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.

http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/dwight061201.htm

Forensic DNA Consulting

Resource aimed at attorneys, placing DNA testing in perspective. Search for expert witness, training, articles and bibliography from Richmond, CA.

http://www.forensicdna.com/Consulting.htm

Forensic Mathematics

Page of links on maths behind DNA identification and population genetics. Reports and biostatistics software from consultant in Oakland, CA.

http://dna-view.com/

Frontline

Interviews in which DNA evidence was involved in court cases, with more examples since 1987, by searching PBS from Alexandria, VA.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/

Gene Almanac

Discussing the science behind DNA fingerprinting technology and its use inside the courtroom. Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

http://vector.cshl.org/general/search.pl?terms=Forensic

Genetics in the Courtroom

Articles written in 1997, facing genetics issues, from The Judges' Journal of the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/judges/judgetoc.html

How DNA Evidence Works

Introduction to the steps in DNA fingerprinting evidence gathering for law enforcement, and its application from Howstuffworks Inc., Raleigh, NC.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm

Investigation of Forensic Evidence

Introductory tutorial on courtroom reporting of laboratory results, including checklists for forensic DNA-typing case-specific issues from law offices in Mill Valley, CA.

http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/kruglick/kruglick.html

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence

Site seeks to maximize the value of forensic DNA evidence in the criminal justice system. Transcripts, publications, programs and what's new from the NIJ, Washington, DC.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/forensics/dna/commission/welcome.html

National DNA Data Bank

Explains history, privacy, security, statistics and case examples, with FAQ to justify the instigation of DNA fingerprinting upon conviction, for criminal records held in Ottawa, ON, Canada.

http://www.nddb-bndg.org/main_e.htm

Population Distribution

Interview in January 1995 discussing demographic frequency of alleles, and accuracy of PCR in law enforcement. Link to CNN report on OJ Simpson Trial, from expert witness Dr Bruce Weir, Professor of Statistics and Genetics, North Carolina State University, NC.

http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/interview_dr_bruce_weir.html

STRBase

Short Tandem Repeat database for genetic mapping and identity testing, comprehensively explained and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/

Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories

Data obtained in 2001 from 110 of the 120 estimated known DNA crime labs as collated, and compared with 1998, by Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sdnacl01.htm

True Crimes - Investigations & DNA

Compilation of related links about crime and forensics

http://www.karisable.com/crdna1.htm

The complexity of DNA testing

News story explaining why identification may takes weeks, in the case of Daniel Pearl after exuming a body in Karachi, Pakistan. - BBC, UK. (May 17, 2002)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1994195.stm

Offender DNA Matches

Article reviewing the forensic testing of DNA recovered from crime scenes, linking offenders to their crimes by referral to the State's DNA Data Bank by the Bureau of Research and Evaluation, NY. (January 30, 2002)

http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/exp_dna/

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