Solving crime with DNA
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CSI has undoubtedly become one of television’s most popular series. But, while many of the scenarios and characters depicted in CSI are far from believable, continuous references to the cuttingedge DNA technology used by the CSI crime labs in solving their cases are not too far from the truth. Moreover, the use of DNA profiling for criminal intelligence in this popular TV series has increased public awareness to the point where people cannot conceive of a case being investigated without DNA – regardless of whether the case calls for it or not! But how much of these TV programmes is actually fact and how much is fiction? Let’s look at the facts and establish to what extent forensic DNA technology is used in South Africa and to what effect ...
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