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How forensic DNA analysis can falsely link people to crime scenes
Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic ...
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DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals a Surprise Nearly 200 Years Later
One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.
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‘My son was shot dead because botched DNA test kept his killer on the street’
Mikey Rainsford was brutally murdered in 2020 - his family believe the killer should never have been left free on the streets ...
Unexpected twist in Texas cold case murder probe: Victim was a bridesmaid in killer's wedding
The investigation into the 1995 murder of Texas teacher Mary Catherine Edwards went cold for years. Advances in forensic science and tireless work by investigators would reveal the startling ...
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In 1985, A DNA Scientist Picked Up The Research That Would Solve Her Murder
In 1985, a biochemistry scientist was murdered at her home in southern California. It was a horrific crime that would go ...
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A Novel Polymerase Reduces Stutter in Forensic DNA Analysis
A breakthrough enzyme aims to resolve a persistent DNA artifact that has challenged forensic analysis for decades.
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DNA-Based Investigation Solves 65-Year-Old Ozaukee County Cold Case – Remains to be Laid to Rest
Genetic Genealogy, which uses DNA to trace family connections through the generations, has proven its worth in forensic ...
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DNA testing less accurate for certain groups of people
EUGENE, Ore. — Forensic DNA analysis is one of law enforcement’s strongest tools in identifying unknown crime suspects but it ...
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Pompeii DNA Overturns Long-Held Assumptions About Its Victims
The devastation of Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE is one of the best-recorded disasters in human history.
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Researchers are learning more about ‘Zosia,’ the 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with a blade over her neck
Researchers recreated the face of a 17th century woman buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe, ...