The new method is based on the development of aptamers, single-stranded DNA molecules capable of selectively binding to a given target.
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The DNA project identified 635 registered sex offenders who illegally failed to provide DNA samples after their criminal conviction. Ferguson’s office is working with local law enforcement to collect DNA samples from these offenders.
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The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Team is working directly with criminalists from the California Department of Justice and two expert forensic anthropologists to respectfully catalog and analyze the remains to determine their viability for DNA analysis.
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The Salt Lake City Police Department announced the closure of, a missing persons cold case after DNA testing confirmed the human remains located in Millard County, Utah belonged to Sandra Matott—who disappeared in July of 1979.
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Male DNA that corresponds with partial profiles found in three unsolved sexual assault cases was found in the car of a missing Colorado woman whose husband is charged with killing her.
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Earlier this month, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department released body camera footage of an officer overdosing after coming into contact with fentanyl. They called it a “public safety video.” A group of 400+ doctors and experts called it misinformation.
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In two recent papers, researchers found AI was better at assessing footprints than general forensic scientists, but not better than specific footprint experts.
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Researchers have created an open-access computer program for estimating the age of skeletal remains that outperforms current methods.
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The National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) granted the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) full accreditation, calling it one of the best medical examiner offices in the country.
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Research published in the journal Psychology, Crime & Law suggests a new, low-cost approach that could potentially reduce antisocial behaviour and crime.
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