El impacto bio-político del descubrimiento de la huella genética a partir de la mini-serie televisiva «Code of a Killer» (2015) y su incidencia en las sociedades actuales

Abstract

The TV series Code of a killer presents, in the form of a detective story, the advancement of science in determining the genetic fingerprint. This discovery revolutionized the scientific field and allowed a new way of identifying people, with applications beyond expectation, leading to the analysis of the impact that science has on society. Regarding the discovery of the genetic fingerprint (also called DNA testing or DNA analysis) as a technique used to distinguish individuals of the same species, we will discuss two controversial events of high social impact: the revolution in forensic research related to the first conviction based on DNA fingerprinting data, and the possibility of finding children appropriated during the military dictatorship from the grandparenthood index. In contrast with these positive aspects of scientific developments on human rights and forensic research, it is appropriate to reflect on the bio? political scope of genetic fingerprint in the context of modern states.