Prenatal samples can be used as DNA evidence for such cases by establishing their paternal origin. Herein we report two cases of sexual abuse. The first case regards a thirteen years old girl's rape that resulte
Then in 2020, her killer was caught using advanced DNA technology. Now, a bipartisan bill is being named in her honor that can give federal money for DNA research in cold cases like hers and solve the crimes that have kept other families of victims waiting. Carla's br...
2 months ago Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced. 2 months ago First responder remembers chilling connect...
In a recent development that has sent shockwaves through the legal community, the U.S. Department of Justice has made a groundbreaking ruling declaring job... Perkins Coie Hires Williams & Connolly to Challenge Trump Order March 10, 2025 Perkins Coie, a prominent law firm, recently made headli...
But evidence that CT damages DNA in adults already exists, the study points out, noting that a 2009 analysis estimated that approximately 29,000 future cancers would result from routine CT exposures in the U.S. in 2007. And since then, the number of CT examinations performed annually in this...
The five categories of evidence that were assessed to prioritize genes at GWAS loci: snRNA-seq (labelled as snRNA), gene was a top 10% marker gene for cardiomyocytes in left atrial tissue; Coding, gene had genome-wide significant loss-of-function variant or missense variant with predicted to...
It ought to be noticed that, while DNA evidence has been applauded for its capacity to excuse and free numerous who have been wrongfully convicted, it is not without its own set of issues. To begin with, there is always a small likelihood that the outcomes will be inaccurate (Gould and ...
Skeletal manifestations alone cannot be used as predictors for the presence of Down syndrome or Edwards syndrome, especially in archaeological assemblages that lack complete crania or complete long bones, such as is common in infants33. The manifestations of the associated traits of these syndromes are...
A UFO enthusiast testified under oath that almost a third of the mummified specimens' DNA was "unknown" and that they were not part of "our terrestrial evolution".
She undergoes a forensic exam and, in addition to her rape kit, police take into evidence a used condom, a pillowcase and the suspect’s shirt. The woman calls police several times, offering more information to investigators: the suspect’s possible nickname and last name and that he might...