Tag Archives: forensic DNA

Forensics: Powerful DNA software used in hundreds of criminal cases faces new scrutiny

Posted on March 14, 2021 by csidds

Error rates anyone? Powerful DNA software used in hundreds of criminal cases faces new scrutiny — Read on thenextweb.com/tech/2021/03/12/dna-software-for-criminal-cases-new-scrutiny-syndication/

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Left for Dead: DNA lab closes its doors for Missing and Unknown cases. No $$

Posted on April 1, 2017 by csidds

Program to identify dead and missing across US put on hold Another example of the inequality towards forensic science (“..in the middle of an upheaval”) being merely a blip on the funding radar of the prancing ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Irish “unmarked mass graves” of children shows “harsh, harsh conditions”

Posted on March 7, 2017 by csidds

“Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said the discovery is an infinitely sad reminder of an Ireland that was a “very harsh, harsh place” for women and their babies.” You can be sure, this is not the only location … Continue reading →

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