Title: Describe situations in which medical forensics can be used.
Course: Biotechnology Foundations in Technology Education (21999) > Section: Investigating Forensics

Description should include situations such as determining paternity, cause of death, effects of earlier treatments of diseases, and efficacy of drugs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the types and purposes of paternity tests for humans and animals?
- What are some of the tests used to determine cause of death?
- How can biological forensic evidence be collected and protected?
- How can DNA analysis affect future treatments for disease?
- How has the use of commercially available kits for ethnic DNA analysis affected the study of DNA in society?
- What are the ethical dilemmas involved with the ever-growing DNA databases?