Get law enforcement out of biospecimen authentication

Science. 2022 Jun 17;376(6599):1274-1276. doi: 10.1126/science.abo5386. Epub 2022 Jun 16.

Authors

Debra J H Mathews^{1

2}, Natalie Ram³

Affiliations

¹ Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Carey School of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 35709280
DOI: 10.1126/science.abo5386

Abstract

Use of D NA markers in research that are used in law enforcement risks undermining public trust and participation.

MeSH terms

Cell Line Authentication* / ethics
Cell Line Authentication* / standards
Community Participation
Forensic Genetics* / ethics
Genetic Markers
Humans
Law Enforcement* / ethics
Sequence Analysis, DNA* / ethics
Specimen Handling* / ethics
Trust*

Substances

Genetic Markers