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…
Some experts believe that communities of color will be unfairly targeted with the widespread use of familial DNA testing to capture suspects. The American Civil Liberties Union is concerned with the increased use of Familial DNA Testing in the criminal…
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…
Obesity has become such a large problem world wide that in Britain there are children listed on the British social services ”at risk” register because it was assumed their parents were abusing them with deliberate overfeeding. ”In one case, one…
The ACLU is challenging a California law that requires police to collect the DNA of all suspected felons. Michael Risher an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer told the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco court Tuesday that…
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…
A new study failed to provide answers after pursuing a genetic explanation for why one identical twin developed multiple sclerosis while the other stayed healthy. Researchers created complete genetic blueprints for a pair of identical twins, looking for differences that…
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Baroque master’s death is surrounded in mystery, but that mystery may soon be solved thanks to DNA testing — as long as the right body can be found. The caused of death for this famous painter…
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…
