Should a national identification system in which each American’s DNA pattern
is registered be established? Has the U.S. come to the point where we have to
devise a national identification system in which everyone’s DNA pattern is
registered in a network of computers? I believe so, and the process of using a
person’s DNA pattern for a national identification system is a very good idea.
This identification system could be used to offer new jobs, put criminals -
who are guilty - in jail, and also provide people with medical information about
themselves and their health. I believe using a person’s DNA pattern for a
national identification system is a very good idea, even better than
fingerprints. Although every human being is 99.9% identical, that .1% left makes
a big difference between two people. By using a genome of 3 billion letters –
your DNA chain – that tenth (.1%) is actually three million separate links in
your DNA chain. That is how the difference between two people is figured out.
I know it’s a difficult process, but it can be very useful in our society
today, and that is why I think it is a very good idea. Although the
identification system is a very complicated matter it could open up doors for
job opportunities, for people that qualify. People that are qualified for the
job might have to be: computer literate, able to work long hours, reliable and
trustworthy to run sophisticated and expensive machinery, and have a background
of knowledge of the DNA chain and patterns among it.
Also, probably being a government funded job, benefits would be available,
and the pay wouldn’t be too bad either. Fingerprints are very useful in burglary
and property crimes, but what about a rape case? Fingerprints wouldn’t be very
useful in a rape case, so DNA testing would have to be done on semen samples
found at the scene of a crime.
Fingerprint variations are spectacular and were considered state of the art
about 10 years ago, but not any more. Now we are capable of reading DNA
patterns, and DNA is a hard thing to fight against in court when a person’s DNA
and the DNA found at a crime scene are identical. DNA patterns are also useful
when searching for diseases or types of cancer that a person might be subject
too in their older age.
So by using DNA as a national identification system we could also provide
people with important information about their health and what they are to
suspect in the future. Also if a person knew about a type of cancer they might
be subject too, they could tell a doctor and treat the cancer before it comes
about and be cured of the cancer before it even started to effect their life.
DNA patterns, as a national identification system isn’t a bad idea.
