In class we read a few articles that talked about ways that the study of DNA has been and can be beneficial.  Below are links to these articles.

Gene Sleuths Track Down Ivory Sources

Animal Cloning: Double Trouble?

Baby Swaps, Crime Scenes, and DNA Testing

Here is a list of some of the possible benefits that these articles talk about...

• DNA testing can help endangered species.  By looking at how similar DNA is among individuals in a population, researchers can determine the level of threat to those animals.  Then, conservationists can come up with strategies to protect them.
   
• Studying DNA can help scientists to solve crimes.
   
• DNA can help to match children and animals with their biological parents.
   
• The study of DNA can help us learn more about certain diseases begin.
   

Below is a link to a great presentation of DNA.  Check it out!

http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/genome/index.html