DNA and You

Television (Full Length) – 2005

Narrated by Joel Tobeck, this 2005 documentary examines the fast-growing science of DNA testing — from its various uses and benefits, to its limitations and potential dangers. The special begins with the topic of forensic testing in criminal trials, and the role it has played in some notable New Zealand cases, like those of Scott Watson, Malcolm Rewa and Teresa Cormack. Featuring a wide array of viewpoints, the doco also features discussion of paternity tests, diagnosing medical disorders and the future of biotechnology. Director Kate Peacocke juggles explaining the science with exploring the human impact.

The possibility of DNA databases allow us to check everybody, for whether or not they are responsible, whether or not we have grounds for actually thinking it was them. So you've now got a possibility that you can go on fishing expeditions — without actually having reason for thinking it is this person....
– Medical ethicist Jan Crosthwaite on the potential dangers of DNA databases, early in this documentary