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Daily Archives: May 4, 2011
DNA Brings WWII Vet Home Decades Later
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Posted in Missing Persons
Bin Laden identification, DNA: The science behind the certainty
Deseret News Utah
As the world absorbs news that Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan, questions have surfaced about how his body was identified.
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Science advice ‘not sought’ on forensics closure
BBC News UK
The Home Office’s chief scientific adviser was not consulted over the closure of the UK Forensic Science Service (FSS), it has emerged.
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Posted in Forensic Industry News
No Funding, No Justice
WDTV West VA
DNA evidence is a powerful tool when solving crimes, especially rape cases, but lack of funding across the country has halted testing in many crime labs, and officials here in West Virginia say more funding could be the difference between putting criminals behind bars, and letting them walk free.
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Posted in Editorial
When forensic anthropology meets DNA
MSNBC
Just how did authorities finally link the remains found under that mysterious cairn in the Arizona desert to Joy Risker, who’d gone missing months ago and miles away in San Diego? The answer is spelled DNA, but the process wasn’t as simple as it might seem.
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Posted in Ancient DNA