Assignment The Tell-Tale Genes
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1"The Tell Tale Genes" Use of DNA profiling in criminal cases raises legal and ethical issues. Should people be compelled to give blood samples? NZ cases; the O.J. Simpson case. Concern about accuracy, especially among smaller ethnic groups.
Speakers
- Issac koya (President, Criminal Bar Assn.)
- Neville Trendle )police)
- Bruce Slane (Privacy Cmsnr.)
- Margaret Lawton (ESR Forsenic)
- John Billington (defence lawyer)
- Alan Aitken (Teresa Cormick case)
- Andreww Dowstt (molecular biologist)
- Roy Ladd (lawyer)
- Howard Coleman (forsenic scientist)
- Brian Scheck (U.S. attorney)
- Robert Pugsley (Southwestern University Law School)
- Carmela Simoncini (U.S. attorney)
- John Manning (Operation Park)
- Jim Watson (DNA scientist)
- Murray Gibson (defence lawyer)
- Christopher Wills (San Diego University)
- Peter Keane (U.S attorney)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- The Tell-Tale Genes
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 29 June 1995
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Alan Aitken (Teresa Cormick case)
- Andreww Dowstt (molecular biologist)
- Brian Scheck (U.S. attorney)
- Bruce Slane (Privacy Cmsnr.)
- Carmela Simoncini (U.S. attorney)
- Christopher Wills (San Diego University)
- Howard Coleman (forsenic scientist)
- Issac koya (President, Criminal Bar Assn.)
- Jim Watson (DNA scientist)
- John Billington (defence lawyer)
- John Manning (Operation Park)
- Margaret Lawton (ESR Forsenic)
- Murray Gibson (defence lawyer)
- Neville Trendle )police)
- Peter Keane (U.S attorney)
- Robert Pugsley (Southwestern University Law School)
- Roy Ladd (lawyer)