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Toxicology Processing Delays: Even Michael Jackson Has to Wait
With several high profile cases in the news, the focus has turned on increased toxicology processing delays. Michael Jackson’s and other high profile cases might get to cut in line, but the tests still take time—especially when the tests involve multiple substances.
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Join the Low Copy Number Debate

The use of low copy number testing for DNA samples has ardent proponents and detractors. LCN testing can generate DNA profiles from the most minute of samples, but are the results accurate and can they stand up to court challenges? Hear the arguments for and against LCN from the experts. One more reason to attend the 20th ISHI.

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FORENSIC NEWS
  • Dollars to Lab a Wise Investment
    $1 million of federal stimulus money has been funneled into California’s crime labs. The money will go to Cal State Los Angeles, which oversees the 2-year-old, on-campus, joint LAPD-LASD crime lab through the California Forensic Science Institute.
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  • Infant DNA Databasing
    Laws in all 50 states require hospitals to collect a sample of every newborn baby’s blood. The primary purpose is to test for PKU and other diseases, but researchers and government agencies are realizing the value of such a databank of DNA. Some are calling for the creation of a national database.
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  • DNA Evidence Storage Still an Issue
    Local law enforcement agencies in Mississippi say they lack both the space and expertise to store DNA evidence that a new state law requires them to preserve. Agencies hoped the Mississippi Crime Lab would preserve and store DNA evidence for them, but the lab doesn't have the capacity either.
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  • Missouri Governor Signs DNA Bill
    After August 28, anyone arrested in Missouri for first- or second-degree burglary or a felony violent crime will have a DNA swab taken at booking. Previously DNA was only collected from those convicted.
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  • Also in the News…
    Online Forensic Training Courses Available
    Serbian Mass Graves One of the World’s Largest Forensic Puzzles
    Canine Forensics
    Dell Unveils Digital Forensics Package for Police

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Industry Calendar

July 27 – 29, 2009
2nd Annual Green Mountain DNA Conference
Burlington, VT

August 3 – 7, 2009
Trace Evidence Symposium
Clearwater Beach, FL

August 16 – 22, 2009
Annual IAI International Educational Conference
Tampa, FL

August 19 – 22, 2009
Crime Mapping Research Conference
New Orleans, LA

August 23 – 27, 2009
47th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
Geneva, Switzerland

September 11 – 16, 2009
NAME Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA

September 13 – 17, 2009
ASCLD Annual Symposium
Anaheim, CA

September 21 – 25, 2009
Rocky Mountain Division of the IAI / NWAFS Joint Fall Conference
Fort Collins, CO

September 23 – 25, 2009
Minnesota Division of the IAI Conference
Baxter, MN

Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2009
The 1st International ICST Conference on Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime
Albany, NY

October 2 – 3 2009
Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers (SCAFO) Annual Training Seminar
Burbank, CA

October 3 – 7, 2009
IACP Annual Conference & Exposition
Denver, CO

October 6 – 9, 2009
Tri-Division Educational Conference
Las Vegas, NV

October 7 – 10, 2009
AFQAM Conference
Anaheim, CA

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