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Daily Archives: May 3, 2012
Current Funding Opportunities from the NIJ
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DNA law might end up before U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler filed a motion Tuesday asking the state’s highest court to reconsider its ruling that it is unconstitutional to collect DNA samples from those arrested for crimes of violence.
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DNA Evidence on Hudson Murder Weapon Excludes Balfour: Forensic Investigator
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DNA of the man accused of killing three of Jennifer Hudson’s family members could not be found on what’s been identified as the murder weapon, a forensic specialist testified in court Wednesday.
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Ancestry.com Launches New AncestryDNA Service: The Next Generation of DNA Science Poised to Enrich Family History Research
PROVO, Utah, May 3, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Ancestry.com /quotes/zigman/114846/quotes/nls/acom ACOM -1.57% , today announced the launch of its highly anticipated AncestryDNA(TM) service, a new affordable DNA test that enables purchasers of the DNA test and subscribers of Ancestry.com to combine new state-of-the-art DNA science with the world’s largest online family history resource and a broad global database of DNA samples.
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Local Police Take Umbrage at Maryland DNA Ruling
A recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that overturned a provision allowing Maryland police officers to take the DNA from defendants is a setback to public safety, according to Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger.
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