Should people be convicted solely on DNA fingerprint evidence obtained from the scene of a crime?
This is an example of a dilemma that can be used to provide an opportunity for pupils to weigh up the benefits and risks of advances in new biotechnologies such as DNA fingerprinting. This resource provides a structured agenda for classroom debate that can be carried out in the involving sixth form pupils as a panel of experts or involving practising scientists, ethicists, and legal experts. The resource contains stimulus sheets, questions to kick start and focus an informed debate and briefing sheets for ‘experts’.
