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Forensics: Ukraine DNA lab set up in Uman to identify bodies of people killed in Russian missile strike
Bodies of several people killed in the Russian missile strike on the city of Uman remain under the rubble of the destroyed building. A DNA lab has been set up near the site of the Russian attack to identify the … Continue reading
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Forensics: Fight for Justice Denied by Tennessee Court Refuses To Test DNA Evidence That Could Exonerate a Man the State Already Executed
According to the law, the deceased Sedley Alley is the only person who can file a petition for post-conviction DNA testing. — Read on reason.com/2019/11/20/tennessee-court-refuses-to-test-dna-evidence-that-could-exonerate-a-man-the-state-already-executed/
Forensics: Rosalind Franklin was never the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA’s double helix, a new paper finds
A new paper based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix. — Read on http://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/rosalind-franklin-knew-dna-was-a-helix-before-watson-and-crick-unpublished-material-reveals
Forensics: 150 families showed up. #NamUS. UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event
UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event — Read on http://www.news9.com/story/64454d5905cfab072ba81ede/uco-to-host-oklahoma-missing-persons-day-event
Forenscis: Kudos to #NamUS and RTI for Genetic Geneaology on this case. Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified
Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified | The Ely Times — Read on elynews.com/2023/04/19/human-remains-discovered-in-1990-finally-identified/
Forensics: DA says “righteous conviction” to deny access. The Supreme Court Allows Rodney Reed to Fight for DNA Testing
Texas has gone to great lengths to prevent DNA testing of crime scene evidence that Reed says could exonerate him. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/04/19/supreme-court-dna-testing-rodney-reed/
Forensics: Searching for descendants. Tulsa Race Massacre investigators have sequenced DNA from 6 possible victims
The work is part of a years-long effort to get an accurate count of how many people were killed when a white mob decimated the city’s prosperous Greenwood enclave, leaving upward of 300 people dead. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169464890/tulsa-race-massacre-dna-sequencing-mass-graves
Forensics: Cops Reportedly Arrest Tech Exec for Murder of Cash App’s Bob Lee
Cops have reportedly arrested a man in the stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, and the alleged suspect is a fellow tech exec. — Read on http://www.tmz.com/2023/04/13/cash-app-bob-lee-murder-suspect-arrested-tech-executive/
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Forensics: Ukrainian groups learn about DNA use to identify war victims
Ukrainian civil society and rights groups have visited an organization that uses high-tech DNA techniques to identify people who go missing in conflicts and natural disasters — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/06/ukraine-russia-war-missing-people-dna/d65505e4-d476-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html
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Forensics: A #NamUS case. After 40 years, Lincoln County John Doe (1984) is Identified
Lincoln County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Office Team with Southeast Missouri State University and Othram to ID 1984 Human Remains — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/lincoln-county-john-doe-1984-jack-langeneckert/
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