Forensic science experts are refining an innovative counter-terrorism technique that checks for environmental DNA in the dust on clothing, baggage, shoes or even a passport.
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Detailing significant “gaps” in current law, including lack of human rights values, the New Zealand Law Commission has released a 572-page report that recommends a completely new framework for police use of DNA in criminal investigations.
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The Cold Case Team recently received confirmation that evidence submitted by the team produced viable DNA connecting Roland (Rollie) Thomas Davis to the murder.
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Human remains discovered on May 23, 2009 by officials in Washington State have now been positively identified as James Neufeld, who disappeared in January 2009, last seen leaving his home in Penticton, British Columbia.
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Created by the same team that created STRmix, FaSTR DNA expedites the analysis of raw data generated by genetic analyzers and standard profiling kits.
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The female victim is known in the area as “Jane Doe 3UFMT” and “Christy Crystal Creek” and is one of the three Jane Doe victims of suspected serial killer, Wayne Nance.
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Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam announced that the Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division (Crime Lab) has completely eliminated the backlog of DNA evidence kits needing testing.
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The scientists found two groups of twin pairs, one where twins share mutations and another where the developmental mutations are only present in one of them at high frequency.
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In January 2014, contractors working along a mid-central Mississippi creek discovered a skull in a drainage canal. Initial analysis suggested that the skull belonged to a young boy and that he had been deceased for several years.
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In the state with the highest rate of sexual assault in the nation, testing the backlog of rape kits may not be enough. Many were from cases where the identity of the suspect was already known, or were opened only to find no usable DNA.
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Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) has introduced legislation requiring the addition of a new online victim portal to California’s existing rape kit tracking system to allow survivors of sexual assault to anonymously and electronically track and receive updates regarding the status, location and information regarding their rape kit.
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"We helped identify 50 perpetrators and victims of violent crimes this year, primarily using tiny, decades-old DNA samples," said Ellen Greytak, Director of Bioinformatics at Parabon.
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Amber Hagerman’s murderer is still at large, but the Arlington Police Department (Texas) announced last week, on the 25th anniversary of her kidnapping, that they intend to submit multiple pieces of evidence for testing in hopes that new technologies can produce a DNA profile.
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A young man made a tragic discovery while fly-fishing on the Stillaguamish River in July 1980. The body of an unidentified man, known as "Stilly Doe," was found caught on a logjam in the river.
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In 1966, a young woman drowned in the Ropers Motel pool in Pecos, Texas and more than 50 years later she has been identified as Jolaine Hemmy.
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