is it illegal to steal someones DNA

[weflyhigh]

like if you wanted to do a paternity test for your own personal reasons, can you steal the other person's DNA (like from a tissue or hair or something) to have the test done?

 

[RapidSnail]

I don't think it's illegal to take stuff like hair or tissue, if you don't harm anyone. For instance, you could find something on clothing or whatever. I don't think you can submit it for analysis without consent or a warrant.

 

[BassBomb]

Whos the father of the baby?

Don't think its illegal, but I don't think it holds up in a legal situation when the evidence was taken in such a manner

 

[Wheezer]

legal yes, admissible in court?...no

Only a court ordered paternity test would withstand scrutiny and even then, it will be an uphill battle if they have the right attorney.

anything that goes in the trash is open game....pop can, cig...etc....they throw it away, they have let go of any claim to it.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: BassBomb
Whos the father of the baby?

Don't think its illegal, but I don't think it holds up in a legal situation when the evidence was taken in such a manner

but it does result in the happy dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wbLdYeZvoc

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: weflyhigh
like if you wanted to do a paternity test for your own personal reasons, can you steal the other person's DNA (like from a tissue or hair or something) to have the test done?

So what's the story.... knocked up girlfriend?

 

[Lonyo]

They do it in CSI, so it must be legal.

 

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: weflyhigh
like if you wanted to do a paternity test for your own personal reasons, can you steal the other person's DNA (like from a tissue or hair or something) to have the test done?

So what's the story.... knocked up mother?

:Q

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: weflyhigh
like if you wanted to do a paternity test for your own personal reasons, can you steal the other person's DNA (like from a tissue or hair or something) to have the test done?

So what's the story.... knocked up mother?

:Q

Pics of hot milf....

 

[FelixDeCat]

Find a sly way to obtain some legally. Keep a towel handy next time. 😉

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
I don't think it's illegal to take stuff like hair or tissue, if you don't harm anyone. For instance, you could find something on clothing or whatever. I don't think you can submit it for analysis without consent or a warrant.

This,

Also, consider that simply finding a hair on the ground will give you an extremely low probability of extracting useful amounts of DNA. CSI, police shows = lie. The real life investigations that use DNA samples tend to come from blood/semen/saliva/etc (even random sample saliva is iffy).


To get enough DNA from hair, each hair fiber has to have the follicle intact. This only occurs when the hair fiber is forcefully torn from the person's body. there is no DNA in hair fiber--only the follicle. Hair that normally sheds does not contain the follicle. It's kind of hard to be discreet when ripping hair from someone's head or cutting them to collect blood, or asking them to swish some salt around in their mouth and spit into a vial....