Archive for February, 2012

Alleged victim first to testify at ex-Bronco Perrish Cox’ trial – Denver Post

A DNA test confirmed Cox impregnated the alleged victim, and other tests showed conception occurred around the time of the alleged assault, according to court documents. But Steinberg said in his opening statement in Douglas County District …

CombiMatrix Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results – msnbc.com

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX), a molecular diagnostics company performing DNA-based testing services for cancer and developmental disorders, reported today that total revenues for the …

Advances in DNA?testing led to identification of remains – Observer Today

LITTLE VALLEY – A new form of DNA testing allowed for the identification of human remains that were found in 2009. Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb shared during a press conference on the identification of the remains, that a new form of testing …

DNA of ‘The Iceman’ Cometh With Clues to His Health Problems – NewsMax.com

What’s more, he had brown eyes and type O blood, the tests found. Although his body was found in the Alps, Oetzi’s DNA revealed that he is more closely related to modern populations in Corsica and Sardinia. “We’ve been studying The …

DNA testing resumes in 1993 Norwich murder case – Norwich Bulletin

An 18-year-old Norwich murder case is moving forward again thanks to the recent restoration of the state crime lab’s accreditation. Irene Reynolds, 40, charged in 2010 with murder in the 1993 beating death of her 60-year-old adoptive mother, Bertha …

Alabama Denies DNA Test To Potentially Innocent Man On Death Row – Think Progress

Andrew Cohen chronicles the many uncertainties in Alabama’s case against Thomas Arthur, who was convicted of murder three decades ago and is scheduled to be executed next month. They include a key witness who recanted and then unrecanted her …

Apartment complex testing DNA of dog poo – United Press International

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Feb. 28 (UPI) — The owners of an Ohio apartment complex said they are using DNA testing to determine the identities of residents who fail to clean up after their dogs. Summit Management Services, which owns The Lakes of West …

New Prenatal Test Has Same Concerns About Prompting Abortion – LifeNews.com

The new non-invasive prenatal test is back in the news. Unlike amniocentesis, or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) each with a risk of miscarriage, this new method finds fragments of the fetal DNA in the mother’s blood. And it can be performed …

Hisham: DNA testing to resolve issue in Sabah – star.com.my

KLUANG: The Home Ministry will use the latest technology, such as DNA testing, to resolve the issue of stateless children in Sabah, said its minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Hishammuddin said this would also expedite the issuances of documents …

Editorial: DNA database can be bolstered – Poughkeepsie Journal

While DNA testing of biological material such as hair, blood and semen has become standard procedure in criminal investigations, not all convicts are required to provide DNA in New York. As is, the state collects DNA from those convicted of non …

Officials: DNA tests confirm remains as victims of ‘Speed Freak’ killer in California – Washington Post

LINDEN, Calif. — Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been confirmed as two of his victims. Officials told The Record of Stockton on Tuesday (http://bit.ly/w0fuzJ) that DNA tests …

Team pores over stockpiled Detroit rape kits – Toledo Blade

“Some of these rape kits stored and taken into custody before the (DNA testing) technology was full bloom,” said Suzette Samuels, head of the Wayne County prosecutor’s office sexual assault team. “Combine that with an increased case load and …

Timothy Milgate: New DNA technology to impact murder case – WHEC TV-10

Local murder victim, Timothy Milgate, is being impacted by new developments that have evolved called sensitivity DNA testing. Back in 1995, this type of technique was unheard of. Investigators say they may be able to link a killer to a murder …

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