- Arresting Development in DNA Typing
 - Article examining the legal issues surrounding the growing U.S. practice of collecting DNA samples from individuals at the time of their arrest. - Basics of DNA Fingerprinting
- Provides basic information on the structure and function of DNA as it relates to DNA fingerprinting.
- Biotechnology Australia: DNA Profiling
- Takes a look at how DNA profiling can be used for both forensic purposes and revealing family relationships.
- Blackett Family DNA Activity
- Tutorial from The Biology Project. Learn how STR data is used in a DNA paternity test, how can STR data from close relatives be used to create a genetic profile of a missing person, and how much genetic diversity exists among siblings.
- Chemical Detective: DNA Typing
- Provides students with an introduction to one of the most important advances in the forensic sciences.
- DNA Testing
- Examines the strengths, limitations and controversies of DNA testing as well as its techniques and applications.
- DNA Typing in Forensic Medicine and in Criminal Investigations: A Current Survey
(PDF) - Provides a brief overview of past and present DNA typing and the establishment of forensic DNA databases in Europe.
- Examiner Bias in Forensic RFLP Analysis
- Looks at what happens when scientists knowingly or unconsciously conform their judgment to the police theory of the case at hand.
- Forensic Use of DNA Profiling
(PDF) - Paper from the Australian Institute of Criminology addressing the controversies surrounding DNA technology.
- Interpol DNA Profiling
- Provides information about the Interpol DNA Monitoring Expert Group (DNA MEG) as well as conferences and standards for DNA profiling.
- LiveScience.com: DNA and DNA Testing
- Collection of articles addressing DNA testing and how it has become an increasingly popular method of identification and research since its establishment in 1985.
- Wikipedia: Genetic Fingerprinting
- Article about genetic fingerprinting, DNA testing, DNA typing, and DNA profiling, the techniques used to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA.
- Year 10 Science DNA Profiling Webquest
- Sets out a number of tasks to familiarise students with the issues surrounding DNA profiling as it is used in the criminal justice system.
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