EDST 391 Ethics & the Human Genome

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Date:
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Required readings:

• Review pages 132-135 in Ridley's Genome.
• "To Stop Crime, Share Your Genes," New York Times, 3/15/10.

1. The Genome (pages 132-135) describes the case of a serial killer in Great Britain. To identify the killer, the local constables conducted a first-ever DNA dragnet of all men in the village (Narborough). What are the most important, interesting, or novel ethical questions raised by this mass DNA screening?
2. The reading from the New York Times proposes that everyone be included in a national forensic DNA database. Please list the pros and cons, benefits and problems of the proposed database system.
3. List any questions you may have on criminal forensics.

Quiz:

• There will be a short quiz at the beginning of class.