Genetic Witness Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling |
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| Author:
| Aronson, Jay |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-4187-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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When DNA profiling was first introduced into the American legal system in 1987, it was heralded as a technology that would revolutionize law enforcement.Yet, this promise took ten turbulent years to be fulfilled. In Genetic Witness, Jay D. Aronson uncovers the dramatic early history of DNA profiling that has been obscured by the technique's recent success.
When DNA profiling was first introduced into the American legal system in 1987, it was heralded as a technology that would revolutionize law enforcement.Yet, this promise took ten turbulent years to be fulfilled. In Genetic Witness, Jay D. Aronson uncovers the dramatic early history of DNA profiling that has been obscured by the technique's recent success.