Jurist has a story titled, "UK government announces proposal to remove innocent people from DNA database," and FourthAmendment.com report on a case from the Western District of Pennsylvania holding that "Compulsory taking of DNA from pretrial detainee violates Fourth Amendment."

BBC News Police officers in England and Wales have made arrests just to get people on to the DNA database, ... Prof Montgomery told the BBC: "DNA evidence is important in the investigation of crime but it' ... Northern Ireland would not be kept for more than six years. But it said police may be allowed to keep DNA from terrorism suspects, even if they are later freed or found not guilty. ...

... proposals designed to ensure the right people are on the National DNA Database, as well as defining when people should come off has been announced by British ... belong. “It is vital that we maintain the capacity of the DNA database to provide as many detections as possible by making sure the right people ... continues to help us tackle crime.” Source: Home Office Net News Publisher for World ...

BBC News DNA database: Acid test guardian.co.uk Could it be time for you to switch allegiance to the ... 39;t a retreat. New labour have no concept of how to retreat graciously. ... DNA of innocent to be held for six yearsNew Statesman Head to head: DNA DatabaseBBC News UK to set rules on storing DNA profiles of innocentsCTV.ca all 335 news articles » DNA database: Acid test - guardian.co. ...

... UPDATE: I'm re-posting this. For those of you wondering, I think the linked to news story is the reason for the asinine storyline on this weeks SVU. -jl I recently saw a series of segments on a news show questioning forensic science. After examining ... science and questioning their validity, they made a statement that DNA evidence seems to be the only truly accurate evidence to link a person ...

... a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology that inspired a number of ominous news headlines (two examples: Nanoparticles ‘can damage DNA‘ and Nanoparticles can damage DNA ... body. Artificial set up or not, if the nanoparticles didn’t cross the barrier, then how was DNA damaged on the other side? The researchers suggested that the nanoparticles created a cascading ...