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  1. Forensics, DNA Fingerprinting, and CODIS - Nature

    Aug 1, 2008 · The current DNA database maintained by the FBI, known as the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), contains case samples (DNA samples from crime scenes or "rape kits") and …

  2. Toward minimal SNP sets for record-matching with CODIS STR profiles

    Sep 22, 2025 · Article Open access Published: 22 September 2025 Toward minimal SNP sets for record-matching with CODIS STR profiles Tamara Gjorgjieva & Noah A. Rosenberg European …

  3. Avoiding genetic racial profiling in criminal DNA profile databases

    Apr 26, 2021 · DNA profiles of suspects that are searched in criminal databases, such as CODIS, are often retained and can result in racial profiling. This work builds a privacy-preserving CODIS query …

  4. Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Differentiation of Southwestern ...

    Oct 23, 2017 · This study provided the first batch of genetic diversity information of 21 non-CODIS STRs in Southwest Chinese Han population and enriched the Chinese non-CODIS STRs reference …

  5. Does CODIS contain military member's DNA records?

    What is CODIS? CODIS is the Combined DNA Index System used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for a national DNA registry database of convicted and arrested individuals. …

  6. DNA goes to court - Nature Biotechnology

    Nov 8, 2012 · DNA profiling is playing a growing role in solving crimes, identifying victims of natural and unnatural disasters and even tracking diplomats. Some forensic experts are looking to advances in ...

  7. Short tandem repeats — how microsatellites became the ... - Nature

    Mar 11, 2024 · Bruce Budowle and Antti Sajantila reflect on how short tandem repeats (STRs) became the primary markers of forensic genetics, including for developing investigative leads in criminal …

  8. Protecting against racial bias in DNA databasing - Nature

    Apr 26, 2021 · The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), initiated in the United States in 1994 1, consists of three main databases of DNA profiles reflecting local, state and national collections. The …

  9. When was CODIS founded? - Homework.Study.com

    CODIS was founded in 1990 when the FBI began a pilot program with 14 state and local DNA labs. The DNA Identification Act of 1994 then authorized the...

  10. Genetic diversity and phylogenetic characteristics of Chinese Tibetan ...

    Apr 12, 2018 · Genetic parameters of the 21 non-CODIS STRs Population genetic structures in East Asia are complex, especially in Chinese population stratification consisted of 56 Chinese officially …