1. Genetic profiling compares DNA at a crime scene with that of a known suspect or with other profiles in a database in search of a match.

2. Genetic profiling revealed "clusters" of closely-related variants among young white homosexual men, pointing to risky sex practises among this minority.

3. "Looking at the advances in genetic profiling, " says Andriole, "I think this kind of advance is just around the corner.

4. That thought scares some. What happens when genetic profiling goes mainstream?

5. But genetic profiling could let physicians know immediately which patient will respond to which drug.

6. Such large-scale studies seemed impractical until Plomin's colleague Michael Owen suggested scrapping the laborious genetic profiling of individual subjects.

7. The St. Vincent Amazon panot is only the latest threatened animal to benefit from genetic profiling.

8. Several suspects were questioned at the time and the evidence was reviewed four years ago by a police cold case team in light of developments in genetic profiling.