http://www.kare11.com/news/article/927771/14/Lost-airmans-homecoming-long-in-the-making
Great to see another hero returned to his family but it is a shame that more of those who lie under “Known only to God” headstones won’t benefit from DNA identification.
By: AndyG - 30th June 2011 at 23:38
It’s a wonderful thought and in an ideal world would work.
This is all off topic:
However the reality is, as soon as your Dna gets added to a database, you (and your whole extended family) firstly become a ‘suspect’ and secondly your most private of private information, relies on the integrity and security of the archive, both inevitably being compromised by the whims of the barely democratic incumbent Govt of the day, regardless of their persuasion it now seems.
The scandalous infant blood spot screening data base is a case in point. Govt is building a DNA data base of all new UK newborns by stealth. You are bullied into having the tests, but as I determined, the DNA test required is not private or destroyed following the checks for the rarest of rare deseases. The back-up of the information is also not secure. (The US has now confirmed this purpose as fact over there)
My off spring had the tests, but thanks to a true and democratic Doc, the identification details were slightly confused in the system to say the least!!
DNA is a great tool, but is/will be greatly missused.
By: MerlinXXII - 30th June 2011 at 21:53
I,ve often wondered how many relatives of lost airmen would be willing to give a DNA sample into a data base so that if and when human remains are found it could possibly lead to a positive identification of the body. I guess the cost would be prohibitive.
It just seems such a shame that the knowledge and technology is there to do such a thing, but it is not at present applied on many occasions as far as I am aware.
The same thing could also apply to the families of missing WWI soldiers.
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June 30, 2011 at 1:14 pm