Patients at hospital close to freedom, then the screaming started Nov 7, 2009
While being assessed on his fitness to be interviewed, Lakovski made partial admissions, Senior Constable Ronke said, and it was possible that his DNA was on the knife. No video footage of the incident existed, he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Frontiers of the future: Nano tech, mega profits Nov 7, 2009
J Fraser Stoddart's lab at Northwestern University (TOI-Crest corresponded with him too) has combined gold nano particles with DNA strands to assemble different shapes. These hold the potential of being used for targeted delivery of drugs to chosen sites. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
More charges for convicted SoCal serial killer Nov 7, 2009
Authorities say Hughes, 53, was linked to the crimes by DNA evidence. He pleaded not guilty to the new charges on Tuesday and could face the death penalty if convicted. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Sixth suspect charged in Richmond gang rape Nov 7, 2009
A seventh suspect has been released pending DNA evidence testing. Three other defendants are juveniles who have been charged as adults: Marcelles James Peter, 17, Ari Abdallah Morales, 16, and Cody Ray Smith, 15. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Expert: Hair like suspect's found near TV anchor Nov 7, 2009
The root of the hair contained DNA that placed Curtis Vance at the scene, said Melissa Myhand, the chief forensic DNA examiner for the Arkansas Crime Laboratory ... Prosecutors say DNA evidence drew police to Vance and that his taped confessions will help convict him ... There was no match until almost a month later, when DNA evidence obtained during a rape investigation in Marianna was added, Myhand said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Frontiers of the future Nov 7, 2009
Armed with new tools and a vast storehouse of new knowledge about DNA, RNA and cell biochemistry , scientists are confidently snipping, adding or shifting around the building blocks of genes - for a range of purposes, from fighting diseases to creating drought- and pest-resistant food crops ... This is especially so in research on genetics (each human cell has a DNA strand with three billion base pairs) or cosmology (there are an estimated 80 billion galaxies like our Milky Way in the universe).... (India Times, India)
Bringing war heroes to life Nov 7, 2009
PAOLA TOTARO HERALD CORRESPONDENT. Private Alfred Momphlait, born on Kangaroo Island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
U.S. considers DNA tests for some refugees Nov 7, 2009
The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants after a Bush-era pilot program found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives in the United States ... "These new procedures will likely include DNA testing," the State Department said in a statement ... Genetic experts have cast doubt on the ability to use DNA results to determine a person's country of origin. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Whalen wants new sentence in 1991 murder case Nov 7, 2009
Meanwhile, DNA testing on hair and blood samples continues. Robb ordered the additional testing Oct. 22. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
After setbacks, small successes for gene therapy Nov 7, 2009
Scientists say they believe they avoided the cancer problem by using a different method to get genes into the children's DNA. Two years have gone by, and the children are doing well ... In addition, a paper last month in the journal Lancet reported that a different method of gene therapy, which did not involve inserting a new gene into DNA, partly restored the sight of five children and seven adults with a rare congenital eye disease, Leber's congenital amaurosis ... While not in the DNA, the... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Predictions of Reliability Better, Thanks to Genomics Nov 7, 2009
In genomic selection samples of DNA from cattle are examined and compared to samples from related cattle, such as their sires and dams ... For example, DNA testing can now provide genomic PTAs (predicted transmitting abilities) with reliability for more than 70 percent of young bulls and heifers for less than 250 per animal, Weigel observed. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism Nov 7, 2009
Concerned about potential fraud, the Bush administration launched a pilot DNA testing project in 2007 to vet applicants to a program that allows family members of African refugees already in the United States to join them ... "I haven't thought about it," she said of the British attempt to match DNA to nationality ... "Genes are not aware of national borders," said Sir Alec Jeffreys, a geneticist at the University of Leicester who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Mel B names daughter after Murphy Nov 7, 2009
But Murphy has publicly questioned the idea and demanded a DNA test to determine whether he is the father. Dream life. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Face to face with the 'lost' 85 Diggers of Fromelles Nov 7, 2009
" Slowly, meticulously, they examined each man' 00004000 s service record, finding next of kin, cross-checking with birth records, marriage registers, death notices of family and photographic records of headstones. They had thousands of pieces of a 93-year-old jigsaw. They began to put it together. In one case, they managed to put together the history of Jack Joyce, an older man who was born illegitimately. Little is known of any surviving family. They found the only known photograph of him,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
'New Moon' rising: 'Twilight' fans swarm Volterra, Italy Nov 7, 2009
"It's part of our DNA.". Follow Chris Gray Faust at. (USA Today -- Life)
Finger Length Hormone Key To Social Behavior Nov 7, 2009
(July 8, 2005) By studying small rodents called voles, researchers have discovered that slight variations in a DNA region once deemed "junk" actually predict social behavior and parental care giving in males. The. (Science Daily)
Peter Chianca: Breaking the (dress) code of silence Nov 7, 2009
Well, I m going to go out on a limb and say that these girls actually do want to distract boys in fact, they want to turn boys into blubbering morons, which is a skill imprinted in the female DNA. The trick, then, is getting the boys not to pay attention. We ll be installing PlayStations in desks starting next week. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Life sentences for man strangling son, child's mom Nov 7, 2009
They said Potts agreed to take a mail-in paternity test but submitted a friend's DNA sample instead. The defense claimed there was no direct evidence linking Potts to the killings. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 7, 2009
EPIC submitted an amicus brief in Kohler v. Englade, in which police compelled a man, later cleared, to provide a DNA sample after he refused when the police cast a huge DNA dragnet, gathering samples from more than 1,200 men. Location Privacy. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Families in Cleveland wait for IDs of victims Nov 7, 2009
He said his office is using DNA and dental records to identify victims. Technicians take swabs from the mouths of relatives of missing women to see if the DNA matches a victim. (Pensacola News Journal)
Neighbors clueless about serial killing suspect Nov 7, 2009
The city coroner's office is combing through DNA samples from the families of missing women to identify more remains. Unbeknownst to most neighbors, Sowell was a registered sex offender who checked in with authorities from time to time and fooled people into believing he was just another guy trying to scrape out a living. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Release of some files in Yale killing approved Nov 7, 2009
The affidavits lay out the prosecution's case in filing a murder charge against Clark, and detail what evidence they sought when they searched his Middletown apartment and took DNA samples from him. Clark is due to return to court Dec. 21. (MSNBC -- Crime)
* Father mistakenly mourns death of his son for three days k{ T{ Nov 7, 2009
To play on the safe side, they did not issue a death certificate, and instead collected samples from the body in order to conduct a DNA comparison with Hus blood ... HASSaATwADVA}X`AOAMJGDNAC. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
How Apple went from being a computer co to a music powerhouse Nov 6, 2009
The wildly successful portable music device and its associated music store did not magically appear out of Apples DNA, however. Apples music portfolio can be traced to a few key analogs and antilogs. (India Times)
Yahoo! will always move quickly: Carol Bartz Nov 6, 2009
will always move quickly, its part of our DNA, says CEO Carol Bartz. Bookmark / Share. (India Times)
Predictions of Reliability Better, Thanks to Genomics Nov 6, 2009
In genomic selection samples of DNA from cattle are examined and compared to samples from related cattle, such as their sires and dams ... For example, DNA testing can now provide genomic PTAs (predicted transmitting abilities) with reliability for more than 70 percent of young bulls and heifers for less than 250 per animal, Weigel observed. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Anwar sodomy trial: Defence wont get documents Nov 6, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Its back to square one for Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after the Court of Appeal overturned the High Courts decision compelling the prosecution to provide him with documents and DNA samples he said were crucial for his defence in a sodomy trial ... Among the documents and evidence Anwar was seeking for him to prepare his defence were CCTV recordings, medical reports from Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Pusrawi, chemists notes, the prosecutions witness list and... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Not hair-raising, but ‘Asto Boy' is quality entertainment Nov 6, 2009
Devastated, Dr. Tenma creates a new robot, Toby, complete with all of Toby's DNA markings and his memories. As far as the boy is concerned, he is Toby that is, until he discovers his hidden powers: super strength, fire-powered shoes (feet) that allow him to fly and more. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
I-Team: Closing in on a Cold Case Nov 6, 2009
A half-million dollar grant will allow cold case detectives to run DNA tests on samples dating back many years. One of the first cases to benefit from the new funds is that of Jamey Walker, an 18-year-old beauty queen who was kidnapped from her home, held for ransom and then murdered ... "It's an unusual crime for Vegas to begin with. We have a little girl kidnapped, a sizeable ransom demand, and then the murder," he said. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Clergy urge Cleveland families of missing to give DNA samples Nov 6, 2009
CLEVELAND -- Pastors urged the families of missing people Thursday to provide DNA samples that could help the coroner's office identify the remains of 10 people found in a home, and they claimed nearly two dozen others are still missing in the community ... Stanley Miller, executive director of the NAACP in Cleveland, said people concerned about turning over their DNA to authorities might be reassured by the coroner's offer to use the DNA only for the purpose of identifying victims ... "They... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Hearing postponed for man convicted in father's 1991 killing Nov 6, 2009
The hearing includes an update on DNA testing and Circuit Judge Elizabeth Robb will consider Whalen's motion for re-sentencing. The hearing was delayed because Whalen's attorney, Jeff Abbott, made a scheduling error. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Serial killer sentenced to prison without parole Nov 6, 2009
Advancements in DNA then tied Kibbe to more murders, ultimately leading to todays sentencing. For more on this story, see for updates or read Fridays News-Sentinel. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Polygamists as Packrats Nov 6, 2009
Since the victim in this case has been uncooperative, the fruits of the raidincluding DNA evidence, Warren Jeffs dictations, and other recordshave formed the basis of the states case. Without this extraordinary amount of paper, prosecutors may never have known that Jessop married six of his nine wives at the YFZ Ranch. (Slate)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 6, 2009
EPIC submitted an amicus brief in Kohler v. Englade, in which police compelled a man, later cleared, to provide a DNA sample after he refused when the police cast a huge DNA dragnet, gathering samples from more than 1,200 men. Location Privacy. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
US sniper guilty of six killings Nov 6, 2009
Prosecutors introduced DNA and ballistics evidence to link the two to the shootings which took place over three weeks in late 2002, terrifying people in and around the US capital. Muhammad suggested he had been framed for the killings. (Yahoo News -- Beltway Sniper Shootings)
US sniper gets life for killings Nov 6, 2009
Prosecutors introduced DNA and ballistics evidence to link the two to the shootings which took place over three weeks in late 2002, terrifying people in and around the US capital. The prosecution team say they pursued the second trial in case the Virginia convictions are overturned on appeal. (Yahoo News -- Beltway Sniper Shootings)
Clemens: Friend Andy Pettitte 'misheard' steroid talk Nov 6, 2009
Rusty Hardin, Clemens' lawyer, dismissed the purported evidence as "the desperate Hail Mary of a man who wants to ruin Roger." Hardin would not indicate whether Clemens would voluntarily provide a DNA sample but said, "Any time any legitimate law enforcement agency asks a reasonable inquiry of us, we'll be glad to respond.". Waxman said Wednesday that McNamee has acknowledged he was not forthcoming with investigators in past statements. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Sars patients can provide therapy Nov 6, 2009
The researchers exposed the cells to cocktail containing the Epstein-Barr virus and a short stretch of synthetic DNA that mimics some of the DNA found in bacteria and viruses. This not only triggered the cells to start dividing indefinitely, but also sped up the process, effectively creating a high-powered antibody factory. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Man convicted in incest case Jury recommends almost 22 years for man who had sex with his daughter Nov 6, 2009
But a DNA test on the aborted fetus showed that a stepuncle had fathered the baby ... She said he concocted the story prior to the DNA test because he feared he had fathered the child's baby. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Genetic Tests For UK Asylum Seekers Draw Criticism Nov 6, 2009
Concerned about potential fraud, the Bush administration launched a pilot DNA testing project in 2007 to vet applicants to a program that allows family members of African refugees already in the United States to join them ... "I haven't thought about it," she said of the British attempt to match DNA to nationality ... "Genes are not aware of national borders," said Sir Alec Jeffreys, a geneticist at the University of Leicester who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting. (CBS News)
Cops: Mom Gave Missing Fla. Baby to Sitter Nov 6, 2009
Get the facts on kidnappings, learn predator profiles and check out resources for locating missing children ... I agree, something aint right with that DNA.. (CBS News)
Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by history Nov 6, 2009
Rene Romero Arroyo, 25, was in Wasco State Prison for child molestation and statutory rape of a 12-year-old girl when DNA evidence linked him to the crime against the younger girl. Perilous peaks an aircraft graveyard. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Daily TV and radio guide Nov 6, 2009
DNA tests determine paternity ... DNA tests determine paternity ... Drug lords kidnap the dashing Aussie s girl- friend. (Boston Globe)
Woman details escape from Ohio murder suspect Nov 6, 2009
Area pastors urged the families of missing people to provide DNA samples that could help the coroner s office identify the remains, saying nearly two dozen others are still missing in the community. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Ancestry.com Raises $100 Million in IPO Nov 6, 2009
com was spun off from The Generations Network, a group of businesses offering other Web tools, DNA testing services and Ancestry magazine. The president, CEO and director of the company, Timothy Sullivan, was president and CEO of Match. (Newsmax)
Ex-Ratonian linked to unsolved rapes Nov 6, 2009
Bruce's DNA was eventually matched to the DNA evidence collected at the rape scenes in Albuquerque years ago ... Bruce is also a suspect - based on a DNA match - in a rape in Austin, Texas ... Albuquerque authorities years ago were able to link the rapes using DNA tests, but did not find any matches to offenders in law enforcement databases and did not have any suspects to which to compare the DNA. Regardless, with the statute of limitations soon to run out on some of the cases, prosecutors... (Raton Range, AL)
Cambridge police stations got its own CSI team Nov 6, 2009
The lab is a large room surrounded by special new equipment that can help forensic scientists draw out fingerprints and DNA evidence from practically any crime scene object. Wet and bloody clothing, for example, can get safely processed in a drying chamber before analyzing it for blood and DNA samples; a bike can be fumigated with a glue gas that helps bring out prints, and all evidence can be meticulously photographed and documented there ... We can collect all kinds of evidence here... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Oldest American artefact unearthed Nov 6, 2009
Analysis of ancient DNA marked the coprolites as human. But in July, another group argued that the coprolites might be younger than the sediments that contained them. (Scientific American)
Got $4,400? Buy a Used Car, or Map Your DNA Nov 6, 2009
Buy a Used Car, or Map Your DNA ... WASHINGTON DNA sequencing can shows illnesses you're predisposed to contract or let doctors tailor medicines just for you ... The price of DNA sequencing has been steadily falling since the Human Genome Project finished deciphering a complete human genome for $2. (Fox News)
BioBlitz in Yellowstone Nov 6, 2009
The park's first BioBlitz has documented the species with taxonomic and DNA experts still analyzing lab results, which "will surely increase our numbers," said organizer Kayhan Ostovar, an assistant professor of environmental science at Rocky Mountain College. Some of the finds included new species, such as the tiger beetle, previously undocumented in the park, Ostovar said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Exonerated man seeks cash for 27-year sentence Nov 6, 2009
Dillon, 50, walked out of the Brevard County jail last November after tests showed that DNA found on the victim's shirt wasn't his ... Dillon, one of more than 200 inmates exonerated by DNA nationwide, plans to move to Tallahassee soon so he can be available during those hearings ... DNA evidence freed him in 2004, and the Legislature awarded him $2 million. (Anchorage Daily News)
Man sentenced to life for assault of NV girl Nov 6, 2009
The victim told Flanagan she was grateful that Bunch didn t kidnap, hurt or kill me ... Nice Police Work wrote on Nov 5, 2009 8:21 PM:" Nice police work on the part of someone in the Lacy Police Department. This case was solved because an officer acting on a tip from a citizen who was familiar with the Nevada case suggested that the picture of Richard Bunch looked similar to a police sketch the Lacy Police had posted. Ellensburg simply got the DNA match. Still it was great police work from all... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Woman: I got away from serial killing suspect Nov 6, 2009
Authorities asking for DNA samplesPastors urged the families of missing people Thursday to provide DNA samples that could help the coroner's office identify the remains, claiming that nearly two dozen others are still missing in the community. The coroner's office, meanwhile, tried to calm concerns by promising DNA samples would not be shared with law enforcement. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Polygamist convicted of sexual assault Nov 6, 2009
"There is a sound foundation based not just in documents based in DNA evidence for which the documents serve as corroboration ... that Raymond Merril Jessop behind those gates, behind that guard house, behind those walls, sexually assaulted" the then-teen, he said. Forensic experts who testified during the trial, which began with the largest jury pool in the small county's history on Oct. 26, said there was a nearly 100 percent probability Jessop was the father of the woman's daughter, who... (MSNBC -- Crime)
Suspect identified in 1997 LA double killings Nov 6, 2009
Los Angeles police say DNA evidence links a convicted murderer to the 1997 killings of a North Hollywood woman and her mentally disabled son ... Detectives say they linked him to the killing of Nancy and Shawn Boehm by retesting DNA evidence collected from under the woman's fingernails. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
LAPD reduces rape kit backlog by 64 percent Nov 6, 2009
An audit says Los Angeles police have significantly reduced a backlog of DNA evidence from thousands of rape and sexual assault cases ... The kits contain evidence such as body fluids or fingernail scrapings that could provide DNA evidence of a suspect. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Study: Nanoparticles can damage DNA Nov 6, 2009
LONDON - Nanoparticles can damage the DNA of cells from a distance, even without crossing the cellular barriers that protect certain parts of the body, British researchers said on Thursday ... Scientists from the University of Bristol tested the impact of high concentrations of metal nanoparticles on DNA in a laboratory experiment, which they stressed was not designed to accurately replicate conditions in the body. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Antarctic lakes loaded with mysterious viruses Nov 6, 2009
A virus is little more than a package of DNA surrounded by a capsule structure ... Alcami and his colleagues analyzed DNA from viruses found in water samples collected from , a surface lake on Livingston Island ... They found nearly 10,000 species, including some small DNA viruses that had never before been identified. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Finding May Help Some Tonsil Cancer Patients Avoid Chemotherapy Nov 6, 2009
7, 2009) Scientists have found that a DNA test, which reveals the level of activity of a virus linked to the cause of tonsil, tongue and soft palate cancer, may help medics predict which patients will respond. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates Nov 6, 2009
5, 2009) Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: Create a genetic menagerie made of the DNA of more than 10,000 vertebrate species. The plan, proposed by an international consortium of scientists, is to obtain, preserve, and sequence the DNA of approximately one species for each genus of living mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish ... The primary impetus behind the proposal is the rapidly expanding... (Science Daily)
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced Nov 6, 2009
Like other mammals, the two species share much of the same DNA. Moreover, horses suffer from more than 90 hereditary diseases that show similarities to those in humans ... To generate a high-quality genome sequence, the researchers analyzed DNA from an adult female Thoroughbred named Twilight ... The horse's DNA was decoded using conventional capillary DNA sequencing technology (known as Sanger sequencing) to reveal a genome that is roughly 2. (Science Daily)
Survival Of The Healthiest: Selective Eradication Of Malignant Cells Nov 6, 2009
Other PARP inhibitors were recently proved efficient only for treating relatively rare hereditary human cancers developed in individuals with an impaired DNA repair (BRCA gene mutation). However, in the current research, breast cancer cells lacking the BRCA mutation were efficiently eradicated. (Science Daily)
Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil' Nov 6, 2009
Vectors are typically the backbones of viruses that have been genetically altered to carry normal human DNA. Scientists have recently turned to vectors based on the lentivirus genus of retroviruses, which includes HIV. Lentiviral vectors are a type of retrovirus that can infect both dividing and nondividing cells, and are thought to provide long-term and stable gene expression, unlike other retroviruses. "The HIV-derived lentivirus vector allows expression of the therapeutic gene in principle... (Science Daily)
Human Bacterial Diversity Is Personalized Nov 6, 2009
The team used the latest generation of massively parallel DNA sequencers and new computational tools developed at CU-Boulder ... Microbial DNA was then isolated directly from swabs used for sampling each body site, eliminating the standard culturing step ... Specific bacterial RNA genes present in the DNA were then amplified using a technique known as PCR and the genes were then sequenced with high-capacity DNA sequencers, said Knight. (Science Daily)
Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Nov 6, 2009
"Unless you're lucky enough to get some DNA, or you're working with an animal where males have horns and females don't.". For species that keep growing into adulthood, simply separating the fossils into two groups by size may not do the trick, either. (Science Daily)
