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Police DNA databases under debate Police DNA databases under debate
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The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) is due to hold a national debate in Edinburgh on the practice of holding DNA on police databases. The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) is holding a national debate in Edinburgh on the practice of holding DNA on police databases.
At present, volunteers who give DNA samples in Scotland can have them removed from the database if they wish.At present, volunteers who give DNA samples in Scotland can have them removed from the database if they wish.
There is a proposal for them to lose that right, bringing Scotland into line with England and Wales.There is a proposal for them to lose that right, bringing Scotland into line with England and Wales.
The conference is also due to discuss proposals to create human/animal hybrids for research purposes. Tuesday's conference is discussing proposals to create human/animal hybrids for research purposes.
Paternity testsPaternity tests
The commission has been strongly against a proposed government ban.The commission has been strongly against a proposed government ban.
The issue of celebrities having their DNA secretly taken from cups or toothbrushes for paternity tests is also likely to be debated.The issue of celebrities having their DNA secretly taken from cups or toothbrushes for paternity tests is also likely to be debated.
The HGC - the UK body which advises Westminster and the Scottish and Welsh governments on developments in human genetics and their implications - will be hearing from a number of speakers. The HGC - the UK body which advises Westminster and the Scottish and Welsh governments on developments in human genetics and their implications - is hearing from a number of speakers.
They include members of the Economic and Social Research Council's Genomics Policy and Research Forum and Generation Scotland.They include members of the Economic and Social Research Council's Genomics Policy and Research Forum and Generation Scotland.
The event, chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy, is being held at the Holyrood Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday.The event, chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy, is being held at the Holyrood Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday.