Although sterile, the swabs are not certified for human DNA collection.

Oragene is simple and efficient compared to other methods of DNA collection.

The resolution also called on states to pass laws supporting DNA collection at arrest.

Both of these tests begin with individual DNA collection.

Police officials and prosecutors nationwide have trumpeted DNA collection as one of the most effective tools in law enforcement.

Currently all fifty states have mandatory DNA collection from certain felony offenses such as sexual assault and homicide.

But the proposed next steps in DNA collection were more problematic.

As for the concerns that DNA collection creates a database of sensitive personal information, that's not true.

DNA collection involves officials using a mouth swab or a finger prick to collect a sample.

The new law puts DNA collection on the same level as fingerprint collection.