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Supreme Court Says Convicts Have No Right To Test DNA

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Dna, Dna Testing, Prisoners, Convicts, Convicts DNA Testing, Criminal Rights, Criminals, Justice John Roberts, Justice Stevens, William Osborne, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that a convicted rapist has no constitutional right to test biological evidence used at his trial i...

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Senate Rejects Taking Mandatory Felon DNA Samples

AP | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Dna, Dna Testing, Illinois Senate, Dna Evidence, Illinois Dna Testing, Felon Dna Samples, Springfield-Illinois, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The state Senate has rejected a plan to start taking DNA samples from everyone arrested on felony charges in Illinois. The ...

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Pollution Can Change Your DNA In 3 Days, Study Suggests

National Geographic News | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Dna, Pollution, Pollution Dna, Health, Green News

Breathing in polluted air may wreak havoc on our DNA, reprogramming genes in as few as three days and causing increased rates of cancer and other dise...

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DNA Records Of Thousands Of Innocent Brits To Be Kept

Independent | Robert Verkaik, Home Affairs Editor | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Dna, Britain, Jacqui Smith, Crime, Britain Dna Records, England, Britain Dna, England Dna, Uk Dna, Justice, World News

The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is accused today of undermining the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" by insisting on keeping DNA records of...

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FBI, States Vastly Expand DNA Databases

New York Times | SOLOMON MOORE | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dna, Dna Databases, Dna Tracking, Fbi, Fbi Dna Databases, States Dna Databases, Fbi Dna Tracking, Politics News

Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet ...

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Examining the Fairness and Accuracy of the Penal System

John Terzano | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dna, Wrongful Conviction, The Justice Project, Legislation, Jim Webb, Senator Webb, Politics News
John Terzano

For the government to reshape our criminal process from "top-to-bottom," as Senator Webb's legislation calls for, it is crucial this commission examines the causes and costs of wrongful convictions.

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New Report Analyzes Texas Wrongful Convictions Exposed by DNA

John Terzano | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Exoneration, Wrongful Conviction, The Justice Project, Dna, Politics News
John Terzano

An analysis of all wrongful convictions in Texas reveals distinct patterns in the types of mistakes that lead to convicting the innocent.

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Report on Forensic Science Challenges Accuracy of Evidence Analyses

Diann Rust-Tierney | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dna, Cameron Todd Willingham, Forensic Science, Death Penalty, Arson, Innocence Project, Death, Politics News
Diann Rust-Tierney

Many forensic methods such as hair samples and blood spatters, are often mishandled by poorly trained technicians. Thousands of people convicted on the basis of such evidence may actually be innocent.

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The Long-Awaited Call for Forensic Science Reform

John Terzano | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Justice Project, Crime Labs, Forensic Science, National Academy of Sciences, Forensic Tests, Dna, Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Forensic Science, Csi, Politics News
John Terzano

Ensuring the best and most accurate evidence makes it into the courtroom is absolutely critical to maintaining fairness and accuracy in the criminal justice system.

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The Price of Justice: Time to Invest in Criminal Justice Reforms

Ginny Sloan | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Exoneration, Wrongful Conviction, Criminal Justice, Dna, Ginny Sloan, Jon Gould, Lawyers, Criminal Justice System, Prisoners, Legislation, Politics News
Ginny Sloan

It is easy -- but wrong -- to say that we can save money by slashing government funding for lawyers for defendants who cannot afford to hire their own.

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Obama Administration and DNA

Rob Warden | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gregory G. Garre, Supreme Court, District Attorney v. Osborne, Dna, Innocence, Solicitor General, Elena Kagan, Politics News
Rob Warden

Will the Obama Administration stick with the Bush Administration's opposition to DNA testing that could set a man free?

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Long Live Science! Now Let's Be Careful!

Lennard Davis | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Dna, Science, Genetics, Obama, Creationism, Race, Stem-Cell Research, Dna Testing, Living News
Lennard Davis

The Right was wrong in banning stem-cell research, but the Left shouldn't over-correct by insisting that science be free to do anything it likes without the input of informed citizens.

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Not a Fish Tale: Female Promiscuity Leads to Better Sperm

Jill Brooke | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Carla Bruni, Fertilizer, Eggs, Dna, Women's Sexuality, Women, Sex, Science, Fertility, Sperm, Sexuality, Living News
Jill Brooke

Does natural selection motivate sperm? Turns out it may be good ol' male competition. Nothing gets those fellas going like knowing there are other guys in the mix.

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The BBQ is Over...

Hillary Newman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Los Angeles Times, Genetically Modified Food, Vegetarian, Green Living, Salmon, Biotech Agriculture, Bacon, Vegan, GM Foods, Center for Food Safety, Food Matters, Dna, Eating Matters, Fda, Nutrition, Health, Antibiotics, Hormone Treated Meat, Green News
Hillary Newman

The FDA is also not required to label when food comes from genetically engineered animals. Without clear labeling, many may soon be feeding their families manipulated animals.

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Family Diversity in the Later Stone Age

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Dna, Women, Marriage, Ancient Nuclear Family, Diversity, Gender, Family, Nuclear Family, Fossils, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

The DNA revolution has extended proof of the "traditional" family back to about 4,600 years ago.

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Woolly Mammoth DNA Mapped

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 12.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Dna, Woolly Mammoth, Mammoth, Animals, Cloning, Jurassic Park, Home News

WASHINGTON — Bringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a f...

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Steve Fossett's DNA Linked To Bones Found At Crash Site

AP | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Steve Fossett, Steve Fossett Crash, Dna, Steve Fossett Declared Dead, Home News

MADERA, Calif. — Authorities said Monday they have positively identified some of Steve Fossett's remains: two large bones found a half-mile from...

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Eyewitness Identifications Lead to Wrongful Convictions

John Terzano | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Law, Law Enforcement, Faulty Indentification, Lineup, Wrongful Conviction, DNA Exoneration, Documentation, Evidence, Procedure, Dallas, Eyewitness, Texas, Wrongful Conviction Exposed, Dallas Morning News, Dna, Eyewitness Errors, Criminal Justice System, Media News
John Terzano

The alarming number of false identifications uncovered by this report confirms what researchers have been repeating for years - eyewitness evidence is highly prone to error.

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How to Green Your Genes

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Plastics, Pesticides, Epigenetics, Organic Food, Dna, Parabens, Health, Duke University, Genetics, Future, Green Living, Cleaning, Organic, Family, 100 Days, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

Studies suggest that what we eat, how we live, and what our environment exposes us to today could have an impact on the health of our distant descendants.

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Google Co-Founder Brin Discloses That He Is Vulnerable To Parkinson's

NY Times | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Dna, Parkinson's Disease, Sergey Brin, Google, Genetics, Genetic Sequencing, Business News

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder, said Thursday that he has a gene mutation that increases his likelihood of contracting Park...

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Catching Poop and Scoop Offenders With Doggie DNA

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Pets, Animals, Pollution, Green Cities, Green Living, Dog, Environment, Plastic Bags, Dna, Israel, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

With a large database of doggy DNA on file, the city will be able to track and trace offenders who are not picking up their doggie doo. It's a huge problem over here in Israel.

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What's the Police Union Thinking?

Rob Warden | Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Police, Dna, Codis, Chicago Police Department, CPD and DNA, Crime Scene Investigation, Chicago News
Rob Warden

The union that represents Chicago police is advising its members involved in crime scene investigations to refuse to provide samples of their DNA for forensic analysis.

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Students Discover Through DNA Testing That New York Fish Is Often Mislabeled

NYT | John Schwartz | Posted 09.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Dna, Dna Testing, Trinity School, Mislabeled Fish, High Food Prices, Mislabel, Food Politics, Food, Mislabeled Food, Food Prices, Politics of Food, Home News

Many New York sushi restaurants and seafood markets are playing a game of bait and switch, say two high school students turned high-tech sleuths. In ...

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Post-Conviction DNA Testing Shouldn't Depend on Miracles

John Terzano | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dna Testing, The Justice Project, Dna, Politics News
John Terzano

Our criminal justice system continues to place significant obstacles in the way of post-conviction DNA testing that could determine whether the wrong people have been punished for crimes they didn't commit.

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California's Misguided War on Self-Knowledge

Adam Hanft | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Pharmacogenomics, Dna Testing, Dna, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Regulators, Science, Human Genome, Tracing Your Genome, Living News
Adam Hanft

California is trying to stop companies from marketing genetic testing to state residents. But accurate genetic understanding could have enormously beneficial implications for individuals.

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