One in six adults to be on the DNA database by 2012 scientists say

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Nov. 4, 2008

The controversial DNA database is likely to double in size within the next four years the Forensic Science Service says.

DNA may solve 62-year-old murder

LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Detectives in Wales are using an aging DNA sample to solve the 1946 killing of a 12-year-old Swansea girl in what may be the world's oldest cold case.

Controversial DNA plan uncertain

HOUSTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Immigrant advocacy organizations are decrying a proposal by the Bush administration to collect DNA samples from federal detainees, including illegal immigrants.

U.S. secretly collecting detainee DNA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has been secretly collecting DNA samples from suspected terrorists as part of a database used by the defense and intelligence communities.

British DNA file includes 4 million people

LONDON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Britain has the largest DNA database in the world relative to the size of its population, with more than 4 million people included.

Private companies access DNA records

LONDON, July 26 (UPI) -- Millions of people's records on Britain's DNA database were covertly given to private firms, official documents indicate.

DNA database at center of controversy

LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- A DNA database used by the FBI to identify suspects may have faulty data and should be opened to increased scrutiny, U.S. experts say.

Researchers gather autistic-related DNA

MONTREAL, May 7 (UPI) -- Canadian and U.S. scientists say they're creating an autistic DNA database involving cases in which there is only one family member with autism.

Calif. plans to expand use of DNA

SACRAMENTO, April 27 (UPI) -- California plans an aggressive program of searching its DNA database for potential relatives of criminals when there is no exact match for DNA at a crime scene.

Plan for DNA database moves forward

WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department says it is going forward with its plan to take DNA samples from anyone in federal custody, not just convicted felons.

Teen wants his DNA out of British database

LONDON, April 9 (UPI) -- A British teenager says police have no right to keep his DNA sample and fingerprints, taken after he was arrested on a bus.

DNA sought from missing soldiers' families

WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army is trying to find families of more than 6,300 missing soldiers from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars to add their DNA to a database.

European court to consider DNA database

LONDON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Two men have asked the European Court of Human Rights to order their DNA and fingerprints removed from the British police database.

DNA 'barcode' identified for plants

LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- British scientists have identified a so-called "bar code" gene that can be used to distinguish among most plant species on Earth.

Applied Biosystems releases forensics aid

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- California-based Applied Biosystems has announced the availability of new software that provides faster DNA analysis for use in criminal investigations.

Interpol urges exchange of DNA profiles

LYON, France, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The annual Interpol DNA Users' Conference in France is set to focus on the effective use of DNA technology for the benefit of day-to-day police investigations.