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  • August 2008

    • LAPD Hunts Resurfaced Serial Killer

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 29, 08 4:01 AM CDT

      LAPD Hunts Resurfaced Serial Killer

      (Newser) - The LAPD is back on the trail of a serial killer linked to at least 11 murders over 23 years, the Los Angeles Time s reports. The killer shot dead eight young women he had sexually abused and a man in the mid-1980s—then apparently went dormant for 13 years before resuming the slaughter in 2002. More »

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      California  • murder  • Los Angeles  • LAPD  • serial killers  • DNA database

    • NY Sushi Sleuths Uncover Fishy Tricks

      New York Times  |  Aug 22, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      NY Sushi Sleuths Uncover Fishy Tricks

      (Newser) - Two New York City high school students used DNA testing to uncover a bait-and-switch scam in local restaurants and fish markets, the New York Times reports. Fish being sold as prized white tuna turned out to be the much more common—and cheaper—Mozambique tilapia, while red snapper proved to be anything from cod to endangered Acadian redfish. More »

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      DNA  • restaurant  • fish  • genetic testing  • sushi  • genetic code  • DNA database

  • April 2008

    • DNA Used to Nab Criminal Kin

      Washington Post  |  Apr 21, 08 12:51 PM CDT

      DNA Used to Nab Criminal Kin

      (Newser) - Law-enforcement agencies are using DNA of family members—often without their consent—to identify and convict criminals, the Washington Post reports. Privacy advocates object that it turns family members into unwitting informants, and subjects innocent relatives to “lifelong genetic surveillance” because someone in their family committed a crime. But investigators say it could increase DNA-solved cases by as much as 40%. More »

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      murder  • crime  • FBI  • DNA  • genetics  • Massachusetts  • Colorado  • DNA evidence  • law enforcement  • DNA database  • criminal justice

    • US Plans to Widen DNA Database

      Washington Post  |  Apr 16, 08 9:27 PM CDT

      US Plans to Widen DNA Database

      (Newser) - The US plans to significantly widen its law-enforcement database by taking DNA samples from illegal immigrants picked up by federal authorities and from all people arrested for federal offenses, the Washington Post reports. The feds currently collect genetic information only from those convicted of federal crimes. The expanded policy follows the lead of 13 states. More »

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      crime  • FBI  • DNA  • arrest  • illegal immigration  • ACLU  • DNA evidence  • felony  • civil liberties  • DNA database  • US government

  • February 2008

    • Police Seek Broader DNA Database

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 23, 08 3:02 PM CST

      Police Seek Broader DNA Database

      (Newser) - US law enforcement currently catalogs 5.6 million DNA profiles, about 2% of Americans, but hopes to expand that and the scope of their searches, the Wall Street Journal reports. A bigger database would allow "familial searches"—looking for near matches of a suspect's brother or sister, for example. Civil libertarians worry the practice will expose innocent people to government scrutiny. More »

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      crime  • United Kingdom  • FBI  • Department of Justice  • DNA  • DNA evidence  • DNA database

  • October 2007

    • Genealogy Site Wants to Swab Your Cheek

      ComputerWorld  |  Oct 23, 07 12:38 PM CDT

      Genealogy Site Wants to Swab Your Cheek

      (Newser) - Now even dead ancestors can join the social networking craze. Their descendants, today’s consumers, can submit cheek swabs to genetics company GeneTree, which compares the DNA to its database and creates an interactive digital family tree. Users can post videos, photos, and link up with other members of their tree, which also reflects geographic migrations over the centuries. More »

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      social networking  • genes  • DNA database  • genealogy  • gene pool  • user generated content

  • September 2007

    • British Judge Wants Everyone in DNA Database

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 5, 07 10:30 AM CDT

      British Judge Wants Everyone in DNA Database

      (Newser) - Everyone in the UK—and anyone who dares to visit—should be in Britain's national DNA database, a top British judge declared in a BBC interview today, causing an uproar among rights activists. Lord Justice Stephen Sedley called the country's current DNA database—the largest in the world—"indefensible," saying either everyone should be in it or no one. More »

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      United Kingdom  • DNA  • DNA database  • criminal

  • August 2007

    • Buckle Up, Britons, or Submit DNA

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 2, 07 11:09 AM CDT

      Buckle Up, Britons, or Submit DNA

      (Newser) - Britain may give police the authority to take DNA samples from anyone stopped for a minor crime, such as littering, speeding or not wearing a seat belt, the Guardian reports. And they'll be able to do so right on the street—without going to the police station, if the Home Office gets the new powers it has requested. More »

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      Great Britain  • crime  • police  • DNA  • genetics  • DNA database  • littering

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