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DNA evidence is explained in this article from HowStuffWorks. Learn about DNA evidence. ... It's hard to believe that DNA evidence has come so far so fast. The techniques that make it possible to identify a suspect using his or her unique genetic blueprint have only been around since 1985. That's when Alec Jeffreys and...
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science.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
science.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
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The National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence was established by the Attorney General to maximize the value of forensic DNA evidence in the criminal justice system. ... After reading Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial,
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www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/forensics/dna/commission/w...
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/forensics/dna/commission/welcome.html
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What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence describes the need for investigators to have fundamental knowledge about identifying, preserving, and collecting DNA to help solve cases.
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www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/000614.htm
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It's hard to believe that crime scenes could get any more complicated than they are on 'CSI,' but The New York Times reports that scientists in Israel have discovered that DNA evidence can be fabricated -- and easily, at that.
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www.switched.com/2009/08/19/dna-evidence-can-be-fabrica...
www.switched.com/2009/08/19/dna-evidence-can-be-fabricated-research-says/
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The first case in which a murderer was convicted on plant DNA evidence was described in the PBS TV series, "Scientific American Frontiers." A young woman was murdered in Phoenix, Arizona, and a pager found at the scene of the crime led the police to a prime suspect.
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www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/forensics.html
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DNA profiling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DNA profiling (also called DNA testing , DNA typing , or genetic fingerprinting ) is a technique employed by forensic scientists to assist in the identification of individuals on the basis of t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_profiling
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Aug 18, 2009 ... With fabricated blood or saliva, “you can just engineer a crime scene,” said the lead author of a new study.
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www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/science/18dna.html
www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/science/18dna.html
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1. The DNA from crime-scene evidence or from a reference sample is cut with something called a restriction enzyme. The restriction enzyme recognizes a particular short sequence such as AATT that occurs many times in a given cell's DNA.
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www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html
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The planting of fabricated DNA evidence at a crime scene is only one implication of the findings. A potential invasion of personal privacy is another. ... As for "DNA evidence's squeaky-clean image", I recently served on a jury trial where the prosecution presented the Worst DNA Evidence Ever.
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www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/08/fabricating_dna....
www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/08/fabricating_dna.html
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