Category Archives: DNA

Jennifer Hudson family murder suspect DNA not on weapon, court hears

Rex Features / Erik Pendzich/Rex/Rex Features Illinois State Police forensic scientist Pauline Gordon said she tested the gun and found an inadequate measure of DNA belonging to a man who was not a match for main suspect William Balfour, The AP reports. However, Gordon also told the court in Chicago that that a DNA sample may not be present if the killer had wiped the weapon clean, or had worn gloves Continue reading

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DNA tests may identify body from 29 years ago

GardaĆ­ are awaiting results of DNA tests which could establish the identity of a body which was washed ashore in Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, almost 30 years ago. Continue reading

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DNA tests could clear man of 1993 murder

AKRON, Ohio – Ashley Jones believes part of her childhood was stolen from her. She was only 5-years-old when her father, Dewey Jones, was locked up for a murder that he swears he didn’t commit. Ashley, now 24, remembers that her dad took her to Chuck E. Continue reading

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DNA marking grease to fight theft

3 May 2012 Last updated at 15:31 ET A DNA marking grease has been applied to buildings in a Dorset town to help police trap metal thieves. Continue reading

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DNA Genotek Inc. Announces Recipients of the DNA Genotek Grant Program

High quality applications net two winning proposals.Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) May 03, 2012 DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today announced the recipients of the 2012 DNA Genotek Grant Program: Dr. Paul Arnold of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Dr. David Speicher of the Griffith Health Institute. Continue reading

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A Startup Uses the Cloud to Unravel DNA

DNA analyst: Andreas Sundquist cofounded DNAnexus, a company that uses cloud computing to analyze sequenced DNA. Technology Review DNAnexus thinks cloud computing can help analyze sequenced DNA and push personalized medicine forward. Continue reading

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DNA testing 'to stop dog fouling'

2 May 2012 Last updated at 08:43 ET A council in Northern Ireland is to investigate the possibility of introducing DNA testing to tackle the problem of dog fouling on its streets. North Down council has agreed to the plan which was suggested by Alliance councillor Anne Wilson. Ms Wilson claimed the practice was already in place in the US and some European countries Continue reading

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A needle in a haystack: How does a broken DNA molecule get repaired?

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology have discovered a key element in the mechanism of DNA repair. When the DNA double helix breaks, the broken end goes searching for the similar sequence and uses that as a template for repair. Using a smart new dual-molecule technique, the Delft group has now found out how the DNA molecule is able to perform this search and recognition process in such an efficient way Continue reading

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SC reprimands ND Tiwari, orders him to give DNA test – Video


01-05-2012 07:04 “Enough is enough,” the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while reprimanding veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari for disobeying an order to give a blood sample for DNA test in a paternity suit. Continue reading

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DNA evidence clears Colorado man who has served 18 years of life sentence for murder

Robert Dewey listens to Rich Tuttle, the original prosecutor during Dewey’s trial in the mid-1990s in Grand Junction, Colo., Monday, April 30, 2012. (William Woody, Special to The Denver Post) GRAND JUNCTIONRobert Dewey, imprisoned for nearly 18 years for a crime he did not commit, has been ordered released, cleared by DNA evidence that points the finger at a new suspect in the rape and murder of a Palisade woman in 1994. “I find that Mr Continue reading

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Man convicted in Colorado slaying freed, with DNA evidence pointing to different suspect

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. Robert Dewey was 33 when he went to prison for the 1994 rape and murder of a Colorado woman. The 51-year-old walked away free Monday, after new testing of DNA evidence pointed to someone else as the suspect. Continue reading

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DNA: Man freed after 16 years in rape case

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., April 30 (UPI) — A Colorado man wrongly convicted of a 1994 murder walked free after almost 16 years in prison because of new DNA evidence police say points to a new suspect. Judge Brian Flynn signed a motion Monday, filed jointly by the Mesa County District Attorney’s Office and attorney Danyel Joffee, to vacate the 1996 conviction of Joffee’s client, Robert Dewey. “He was unjustly imprisoned for a hideous crime he did not commit Continue reading

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Colorado DNA program's first success: convicted murderer exonerated

After spending almost 18 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit, Robert Dewey is likely to walk free on Monday. And the real murderer seems to have been identified. Continue reading

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Man Convicted in Colorado Freed by DNA Evidence

Robert Dewey was 33 when he went to prison for the 1994 rape and murder of a Colorado woman. The 51-year-old walked away free Monday, after new testing of DNA evidence pointed to someone else as the suspect. At a court hearing Monday, a judge dismissed charges against Dewey and declared him a free man Continue reading

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New DNA evidence clears Robert Dewey in 1994 Grand Junction murder

GRAND JUNCTIONThe sweet smell of burning sage from a smudge stick wafted around Robert Dewey outside the Mesa County District Courthouse on Monday afternoon as he performed a Native American cleansing ceremony. Continue reading

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Maryland AG appeals DNA ruling

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler has asked the states highest court to overturn or at least temporarily suspend last weeks ruling that prohibits DNA collection from suspects charged but not yet convicted in violent crimes, saying he plans to challenge the decision with the U.S. Continue reading

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Gansler asks Maryland high court to overturn or suspend DNA swab ruling

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler asked the states highest court to overturn or at least suspend last weeks ruling that prohibits DNA collection from suspects charged but not yet convicted in violent crimes, saying he plans to challenge the decision with the U.S. Continue reading

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Colorado prosecutors using DNA to free man convicted of 1994 murder

GRAND JUNCTION, Co. (Reuters) – Colorado prosecutors, citing new DNA proof of innocence, asked a judge on Monday to free a man they say was wrongly convicted and has spent nearly 16 years of a life prison term for the rape and murder of a woman found strangled with a dog leash Continue reading

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DNA study suggests farmers migrated from the Middle East to Europe, bringing agriculture

A DNA study published in the journal Science answers one of the most vexing questions anthropologists have grappled with over the years. By which means did agriculture spread from the Middle East to Europe? read moreSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=dna&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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DNA fingerprinting enters 21st century

Researchers have created a three-step algorithm, lobSTR, that in one day accurately and simultaneously profiles more than 100,000 short tandem repeats in one human genome sequence — a feat that previous systems could never complete.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=dna&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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