King’s has been awarded a share of a €4.7 million research grant to support a groundbreaking European project aimed at transforming how DNA is used in forensic investigations.
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Thanks to advancements in forensic technology, her DNA was submitted to Othram for genetic genealogy and Parabon Labs for phenotyping—revealing ancestral roots in Michoacán, Mexico and a possible relative in the San Diego area.
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After spending the last two years reviewing the cold case murder of a teen, detectives with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan) gathered enough information to make it necessary to exhume the girl’s body in hopes of solving the case.
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Due to decomposition, the Medical Examiner’s Office listed the cause and manner of death as undetermined.
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The SAFEvT Network provides telehealth support to hospitals that do not have forensic nurses available 24/7.
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The researchers applied the VISAGE enhanced age estimation tool, a widely used DNA methylation-based method, to blood samples from 100 cancer patients and 102 healthy individuals.
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For the first time in the U.S., an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis.
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A recent arrest in La Salle County, Texas, underscores how advances in DNA testing and steadfast investigative work can help bring answers and a chance at justice—no matter how much time has passed.
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Thanks to advances in DNA testing, the case was reopened in October 2020 and evidence was resubmitted for testing. As a result, investigators determined the mother of the child was 58-year-old Cindy Sue Elder.
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