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Success Rates for DNA Extraction from Non-Standard Samples In my previous post, we looked at some of the more common types non-standard samples used to obtain DNA from an individual for DNA testing purposes. In this article we will look at DNA…
On Wednesday October 13th the Supreme Court justices asked about an hour’s worth of questions regarding Henry Skinner’s request that a Texas district attorney turn over all existing DNA evidence in the triple murder he was convicted of in 1995.…
Results of a Texas Department of Public Safety audit on the Austin Police Department crime lab will be released this afternoon Back in July former employee Cecily Hamilton filed a complaint stating that there were mistakes with DNA testing at…
In August a report was released regarding an investigation into North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) crime lab. Two retired FBI agents were hired to conduct the investigation following the release of Greg Taylor after 16 years in prison. The story…
Among the cases that will be heard by the US Supreme Court this season is one from a Texas death row inmate claiming that he is innocent. Arguments on this case are scheduled to be heard on October 13th. Henry Skinner who…
72 more fragments of human remains have been found in the rubble or the World Trade Center after almost 9 years. The fragments consist mainly of tiny pieces of bone were found during the process of sifting of tonnes of…
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court of California (January 25,2010) ruled 5-2 to authorize the use of “John Doe” DNA arrest warrants. California law, consistent with the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment holds that prosecution for an offense commences when an…
While on a climbing expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2001, Sacramento State biological science professor Ruth Ballard and a Graduate Student got the idea to create a Tanzanian DNA database based on the fact that there were still many tribes…
Another case of wrongful imprisonment, a man is exonerated 28 years later by DNA evidence with the help of The Georgia Innocence Project. Oct. 4, 1978, Meriwether County, GA – An elderly rape victim was asked to pick out her…
I just came across an article distributed by the New Zealand Herald announcing the above topic. This brought my thinking to the use of DNA Profiling in general. Dog Tags give way to DNA – 5:00AM Thursday November 01, 2007…