Opening up forensic DNA phenotyping: the logics of accuracy, commonality and valuing

IF 1.3 4区 医学 Q4 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY New Genetics and Society Pub Date : 2020-04-30 DOI:10.1080/14636778.2020.1755638
Roos Hopman
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Forensic DNA Phenotyping (FDP) encompasses an emerging set of technologies aimed at predicting physical characteristics of unknown suspects from crime scene DNA traces. In its application FDP involves a variety of settings: research laboratories where FDP tests are developed, forensic laboratories where FDP technologies are used to analyze crime scene DNA traces, and finally the criminal investigation, where results of tests are applied towards finding suspects. In this paper I show that the practices in each of these settings work by a different set of concerns, which I articulate by adopting the notion of “logics” as developed by Annemarie Mol. I ethnographically trace FDP from research lab to investigation, identifying three different logics along the way: those of accuracy, commonality, and valuing respectively. Taken together, I show that these practices do not linearly accumulate but form a heterogeneous assemblage, adding nuance to discussions surrounding FDP.
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开启法医DNA表型:准确性、共性和价值的逻辑
法医DNA表型(FDP)包含了一套新兴的技术,旨在通过犯罪现场的DNA痕迹预测未知嫌疑人的身体特征。在其应用中,FDP涉及各种环境:开发FDP测试的研究实验室,使用FDP技术分析犯罪现场DNA痕迹的法医实验室,最后是刑事调查,将测试结果用于寻找嫌疑人。在本文中,我展示了每种情况下的实践都有不同的关注点,我通过采用Annemarie Mol提出的“逻辑”概念来阐明这些关注点。我从研究实验室到调查,从民族志上追踪FDP,并在此过程中分别确定了三种不同的逻辑:准确性、共性和价值。综上所述,我表明这些实践并不是线性累积的,而是形成了一个异质的组合,为围绕FDP的讨论增加了细微差别。
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New Genetics and Society
New Genetics and Society 生物-生物工程与应用微生物
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19
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>12 weeks
期刊介绍: New Genetics and Society: Critical Studies of Contemporary Biosciences is a world-leading journal which: -Provides a focus for interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary, leading-edge social science research on the new genetics and related biosciences; -Publishes theoretical and empirical contributions reflecting its multi-faceted development; -Provides an international platform for critical reflection and debate; -Is an invaluable research resource for the many related professions, including health, medicine and the law, wishing to keep abreast of fast changing developments in contemporary biosciences. New Genetics and Society publishes papers on the social aspects of the new genetics (widely defined), including gene editing, genomics, proteomics, epigenetics and systems biology; and the rapidly developing biosciences such as biomedical and reproductive therapies and technologies, xenotransplantation, stem cell research and neuroscience. Our focus is on developing a better understanding of the social, legal, ethical and policy aspects, including their local and global management and organisation.
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