The 27th Annual National CODIS Conference was held virtually on November 15th – 19th, 2021. The conference includes all of the content you have come to expect from previous conferences such as: an ...

Everyone has a unique DNA profile, and those who commit felony crimes are required to give a DNA sample that's kept in a nationwide database; the Combined DNA Index System. CODIS for short.

But CODIS and the United Kingdom's National DNA Database (NDNAD) have their limitations, notes Matthew Thomas, Ph.D., senior scientist for DNAPrint Genomics of Sarasota, Florida.

Citation: Norrgard, K. (2008) Forensics, DNA fingerprinting, and CODIS. Nature Education 1 (1):35 How ethical is it to keep a database of convicted felons' DNA profiles?

The 27th Annual National CODIS Conference was held virtually on November 15th – 19th, 2021. The conference includes all of the content you have come to expect from previous conferences such as: an ...