N.Y. Passes DNA Requirement For Convicted Criminals
Early on Thursday, lawmakers in New York approved a bill that will make the state the first to require DNA samples from almost all convicted criminals — and make its DNA database one of the largest in...
View ArticleThe See All Sample
How government agencies will soon be sampling DNA from anyone over the age of 14 and possibly even younger.
View ArticleMy Life is Your Life
Greta Garbo is best known throughout her storied career for her plea from the 1932 film Grand Hotel. She later left the spotlight and chose to live the rest of her life privately and anonymously – an...
View ArticleWho Owns Your Genes?
As of last month, over forty-thousand patents on DNA molecules have been submitted by private research companies –essentially claiming the entire human genome sequence for profit. The Supreme Court...
View ArticleD.N.A.'s Dark Side
In February, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Maryland v. King -- concerning the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested for, but not convicted of a crime; Maryland is one of 28...
View ArticleSupreme Court Ruling On DNA Gathering Could Force Screenwriters To Find New...
Early in June, the Supreme Court cleared the way for police to take DNA samples for people they arrest, without a warrant. The decision has stirred concerns among criminal justice and privacy...
View ArticleKirk Bloodsworth: The First Man To Be Exonerated By DNA Evidence
When Kirk Bloodsworth was convicted and sentenced to death for raping and killing a nine year-old girl, the audience in Baltimore County’s circuit court in Maryland broke out into wild applause. It...
View Article6.28.16: DNA Unraveled, Texas' Patent Empire, & Urogential Transplants
DNA evidence broke ground by taking the uncertainty out of criminal convictions. But what was once a slam dunk to judge, jury and the public is increasingly under scrutiny. Today, unraveling genetic...
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