By STEPHANIE KUNDA-
THE Tropical Diseases Research Center (TDRC) has started collecting information for the creation of a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) data base for the country. The National Forensic Authority which falls under the ministry of Home Affairs has so far collected 1,200 DNA samples from eight provinces since 2016. The samples have been collected from Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, North-Western, Muchinga, Copperbelt and Luapula provinces.