QIAGEN today announced it has completed the acquisition of Verogen, a leader in the use of next-generation sequencing technologies, to drive the future of human identification and forensic investigation.
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Genetic genealogy in the traditional sense—which involves the searching of publicly available databases and the construction of a family tree—was not used, although parentage testing did play a vital role.
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A man accused of raping a woman who sued the city of Albuquerque over its backlog of untested rape kits has been acquitted of all charges.
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A new collaboration between Humber College and Othram will measure social and criminal justice impact and develop tools to support law enforcement and the development of programs to educate future forensic professionals.
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Mystery surrounds the circumstances of West’s death. No pictures of West could be found, not even a school picture. Cause of death is undetermined and there was no noted trauma to the remains.
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Due to some similarities between the Jane Doe and Floyd, a close family member of Floyd provided a DNA sample.
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The initial investigation in 2007 went unsolved due to limitations in DNA technology; however, the sexual assault kits from these cases were recently submitted for testing.
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The Queensland Government will provide an initial investment of more than $95 million to establish a new framework to drive significant reforms to DNA and forensic services as part of its response to recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into Forensic DNA Testing in Queensland.
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On a Saturday in April 1994, 89-year-old Lillian DeCloe relaxed at her Pompano Beach home and awaited a visit later that day from a niece who helped care for her. That visit would never happen.
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Following an intensive long-term investigation involving numerous interviews and extensive DNA analysis, human remains recovered near the Henry Hudson Bike Trail in Atlantic Highlands in 1988 have now been positively identified.
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