Regulating online gambling: The Indian perspective

In India, the government has perniciously ignored the issue of internet gambling. Unfortunately, there is no specific legislation in place that addresses internet gambling, nor has there been any consistent policy professed with regard to internet gambling. Thus, online gambling operators, both domestic and offshore, are allowed to operate with impunity in India. Spurred on by factors like inadequate legislation, a lack of enforcement, and an indifferent judiciary, online gambling in India is unregulated, untaxed, and most of all, unclear. This paper posits that there is an urgent need for legislative clarity in India's policy towards internet gambling.     

Y-STR的法医学分析及侦查学应用

人类Y染色体有其独特的遗传特点,男性子代的Y染色体必须来自于父亲,这在＂中国姓氏＂父系遗传的特点类似,所以Y染色体STR基因座又称为“姓氏基因”。将Y-STR检测技术与“姓氏”相结合,通过侦查等手段的紧密配合,在强化法医学分析和侦查学研判的基础上,可以帮助缩小侦查范围,实现主动侦查、主动破案。     

基因权的私法证成和价值分析

人类基因本质上是一种人格利益,通过法解释的路径能够在私法上生成基因权概念。在私法上,基因权是人基于自己的特定基因而享有的权利,属于人格权范畴,包括基因平等权、基因自主权、基因隐私权、基因公开权等。基因公开权具有财产权属性,是基因人格权在不可让渡规则下的延伸,公开只是基因人格利益的物化之利用。基因权存在的正当性基础在于自然权利的实质法源。基因权的法价值在于人性尊严之表彰、人格利益之维护、技术理性之历练等方面。     

应用mtDNA16S rRNA基因测序鉴定肉产品种属

目的 应用mtDNA 16S rRNA基因测序方法进行肉产品种属鉴定.方法 15份有关部门送检的未知动物肌肉样本,3份市购猪、牛和羊的肌肉为对照样本.常规酚-氯仿法提取模板DNA,分别用通用引物和特异性引物扩增mtDNA的16S rRNA基因片段,产物用1.5％琼脂糖电泳检测,扩增的基因片段由上海生物工程公司进行序列测...     

论美国智库的中国研究——以布鲁金斯学会为例

智库,起源于美国,与政府关系紧密,其研究常常影响政府的决策。在美国,政界学界基本不分,智库是政府官员的蓄水池,多数政府要员曾为智库成员,他们利用自己掌握的研究成果从事对外和对内的决策。美国智库影响着美国和国际关系,美国智库的中国研究对中美关系乃至国际关系有重要的作用。探讨美国智库的中国研究可以更好地理解以及预测美国的中国政策,同时也借鉴以反思中国的智库现状。     

Concordance study between the AmpFlSTR MiniFiler PCR amplification kit and conventional STR typing kits

The AmpFlSTR MiniFiler polymerase chain reaction amplification kit developed by Applied Biosystems enables size reduction on eight of the larger STR loci amplified in the Identifiler kit, which will aid recovery of information from highly degraded DNA samples. The MiniFiler Kit amplifies CSF1PO, FGA, D2S1338, D7S820, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, and D21S11 as well as the sex-typing locus amelogenin. A total of 1308 samples were evaluated with both the MiniFiler and Identifiler STR kits: 449 African American, 445 Caucasian, 207 Hispanic, and 207 Asian individuals. Full concordance between Identifiler and MiniFiler Kits was observed in 99.7% (10,437 out of 10,464) STR allele calls compared. The 27 differences seen are listed in Table 1 and encompass the loci D13S317 (n = 14) and D16S539 (n = 10) as well as D18S51 (n = 1), D7S820 (n = 1), and CSF1PO (n = 1). Genotyping discrepancies between the Identifiler and MiniFiler kits were confirmed by reamplification of the samples and further testing using the PowerPlex 16 kit in many cases. DNA sequence analysis was also performed in order to understand the nature of the genetic variations causing the allele dropout or apparent repeat unit shift.     

Developmental validation of reduced-size STR Miniplex primer sets

This paper describes a developmental validation study of three Miniplex sets covering 12 of the 13 CODIS loci. As these new sets will be used for the analysis of degraded and low level DNA, the validation studies were performed using 100-125 pg of DNA, the lowest input level at which peak balance, peak intensity, and allele consistency were stable. To demonstrate the applicability of the Miniplex sets to forensic casework, these validation studies were completed in accordance with the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM). A range of tests were performed including studies of concordance with standard multiplex kits, sensitivity and reproducibility, and PCR amplification conditions. Additionally, studies of mixtures, nonhuman and environmentally degraded DNA, and simulated forensic samples were performed. Our results demonstrate that Miniplex STR amplification procedures are a robust and sensitive tool for the analysis of degraded DNA.