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For one-time antagonists, DNA fingerprinting debate settled
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The legal fireworks expected over DNA fingerprinting evidence in
the O. J. Simpson trial notwithstanding, "the DNA fingerprinting wars
are over" among specialists, two one-time antagonists in the debate
declare in an article being published today.
"The public needs to understand that the DNA fingerprinting
controversy has been resolved," Eric S. Lander and Bruce Budowle
write in this week's issue of the British journal Nature. "There is
no scientific reason to doubt the accuracy of fore...
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For one-time antagonists, DNA fingerprinting debate settled
The Boston Globe
; The legal fireworks expected over DNA fingerprinting evidence in the O. J. Simpson trial notwithstanding, "the DNA fingerprinting wars are over" among specialists, two one-time antagonists in the debate declare in an article being published today. "The public needs to understand that the DNA
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DNA fingerprinting in the twilight zone. (use of DNA polymerases to identify criminal suspects)
The Hastings Center Report
; It the close of the last decade, Science announced its intention to counteract the symbolization of years by people by naming a Molecule of the Year. Nor is this irony. Science's editor, Daniel E. Koshland, Jr., asserts that our present standard of living depends on science and technology, and that
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Panel OKs DNA fingerprints in court cases. (National Academy of Sciences, genetic identification)
Science News
; As currently practiced by a handful of laboratories, the genetic identification technique known as DNA fingerprinting offers a valid and useful way to collar criminals and exonerate innocent people, a panel of scientists and legal experts state last week. However, the panel recommended stricter
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Fingerprinting DNA from a single hair.
Science News
; Fingerprinting DNA from a single hair A Florida court convicted a man last month on two counts of first-degree murder and necrophilla. Ten days earlier, a U.S. military court had sentenced a serviceman in Korea to 45 years for rape and attempted murder. In both trials, a techniqe called DNA
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DNA fingerprinting: It's a case of probabilities. (Originated from Boston Globe)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Although DNA fingerprinting has been called ``the ultimate identifier'' of blood, semen and other specimens in crime cases, its path from laboratory to courtroom has had nearly as many twists and turns as the DNA double helix itself. When the technology was introduced in the mid-1980s, it seemed
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DNA FINGERPRINTING It's a case of probabilities
The Boston Globe
; Although DNA fingerprinting has been called "the ultimate identifier" of blood, semen and other specimens in crime cases, its path from laboratory to courtroom has had nearly as many twists and turns as the DNA double helix itself. When the technology was introduced in the mid-1980s, it seemed that
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Checks Devised to Bolster DNA Tests
The Washington Post
; Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to improve the scientific reliability of DNA "fingerprinting," the controversial method that is being used with increasing frequency to identify criminal suspects and in paternity testing. In principle,
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Fast prep for DNA fingerprinting. (Life Science).
R & D
; Forensic science has come a long way with the advent of DNA fingerprinting However, restrictive procedures remain in the field. One of these requires a specific amount of DNA in order to collect accurate DNA fingerprinting results. Until a team of researchers at Promega Corp., Madison, Wis.
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Scientists back DNA tests, but urge more safeguards
Chicago Sun-Times
; WASHINGTON An expert panel of the National Research Council on Tuesday endorsed the reliability of DNA typing in solving crimes, but it said the method was not infallible and urged the adoption of tighter standards to ensure the tests are conducted and interpreted properly. Because DNA typing -
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DNA Testing Itself No Longer on Trial; Simpson Defense Team Tactics Reflect Procedure's Acceptance
The Washington Post
; When a Hell's Angel by the name of John Ray Bonds was accused of murdering a record store clerk in Sandusky, Ohio, six years ago, prosecutors claimed they had linked him to the crime through DNA testing of bloodstains in the victim's van. The pretrial hearing over this evidence took seven weeks.
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