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The danger with DNA [videorecording] / directed by Tom Stone ; presented by Morland Sanders.

Contributor(s): Stone, Tom [director.] | Sanders, Morland [presenter.]Material type: FilmFilmSeries: TonightPublication details: [UK] : ITV, 2011Description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cmSubject(s): DNA -- Analysis | DNA fingerprinting | Forensic sciences | Criminal investigationGenre/Form: Documentary films.Summary: DNA is an important tool in bringing criminals to justice, but television dramas often glamorise and simplify the world of forensics. Also a number of high profile cases have put forensic science itself under the microscope.Morland Sanders investigates impact of the 2012 closure of Britain’s Forensic Science Service to be replaced with a police forensic unit. Many in the scientific community feel that the ultimate victim will be justice itself. Tonight also looks at the use of a somewhat controversial DNA analysis technique known as Low Copy Number DNA, where scientists can examine the most miniscule amount of DNA and return a result - summarised from ITV website.
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DNA is an important tool in bringing criminals to justice, but television dramas often glamorise and simplify the world of forensics. Also a number of high profile cases have put forensic science itself under the microscope.Morland Sanders investigates impact of the 2012 closure of Britain’s Forensic Science Service to be replaced with a police forensic unit. Many in the scientific community feel that the ultimate victim will be justice itself. Tonight also looks at the use of a somewhat controversial DNA analysis technique known as Low Copy Number DNA, where scientists can examine the most miniscule amount of DNA and return a result - summarised from ITV website.

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