Researchers address the need for simple, cost-effective ways to differentiate hemp from marijuana.
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The committee has called for the DNA Board to continuously monitor the process for the onboarding of the Combined DNA Index System project and the training of the South African Police Service on the system.
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Looking ahead, technology will continue to reshape and modernize law enforcement strategies to prevent ongoing threats, fight crime and ultimately deliver justice.
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Police obtained hair samples that were collected at autopsy. Those samples were sent to a private laboratory where a DNA profile was obtained.
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After nearly three decades, the remains of a woman discovered in Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania are identified as Margaret Carol Wininger, born Sept. 5, 1948.
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The state-of-the-art forensics laboratory will contain teaching spaces so faculty and students have real-world opportunities to connect theory to practice, and ideas to application.
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Bode Technology is advancing the field of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) with a suite of end-to-end, validated genome sequencing options that enable access to its fully accredited, in-house forensic DNA capabilities.
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Age estimates from skeletal remains showed that all six individuals died at a very young age, with only one child reaching around one year of age.
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According to CFSRE, Poison Control Center cases involving tianeptine exposure increased nationwide from 11 total cases between 2000 and 2013 to 151 cases in 2020.
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On Aug. 8, 1993, two men were hiking along a creek bed in a remote area off of Pine Flat Road in Healdsburg, California, when they discovered the skeletonized remains of a woman. The case went cold when investigators were unable to match the remains to missing persons reports.
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The victim's 18-month-old son was found alone in a hotel room where she was staying in Sacramento, and the now-identified woman was not heard from again.
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The laboratory will allow researchers and interagency law enforcement professionals to rapidly use DNA evidence to investigate and prosecute wildlife trafficking in northern Botswana.
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There are at least seven confirmed cases of misidentification due to facial recognition technology, six of which involve Black people who have been wrongfully accused.
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In the U.S., different states legislate DNA collection in different ways. In July 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that changed the law in the Sunshine State.
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At the time, it was not publicly announced that DNA belonging to another contributor was discovered at the crime scene.
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