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    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/

    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. <small>(May 17, 2002)</small>
    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. <small>(January 30, 2002)</small>
    http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/exp_dna/

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