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Parliament may take up Bill on DNA profiling
Our Bureau
Hyderabad, Aug. 5
KEEPING in mind the unfolding potential of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profiling in the country, Parliament is likely to take up a Bill this calendar year, facilitating storage, retrieval and dissemination of information on criminals and convicts.
The DNA Profiling Bill, drafted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) with the help of National Law University (NALSAR), will greatly help judicial and investigation processes, said Dr Syed Hasnain, Director, CDFD.
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, he said the Bill was in circulation among some ministries.
"There is a huge potential for DNA fingerprinting. More and more labs might come up. How to control that growth will be a crucial issue," said Dr Hasnain. "This Bill, once it becomes an Act, will give teeth," he said.
A centre of excellence in medical bioinformatics, jointly promoted by CDFD, Sun Microsystems India Private Ltd and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, was inaugurated on Friday.
This centre will act as a national node for Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network to promote bio-informatics education with connectivity to similar centres of excellence across the globe. This will also focus on drug discovery and gene therapy-related research using a network of computers.
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