Ancestry.com Invests in Future of Genetic Genealogy by Offering DNA Testing for Only $79.
Affordable Access to DNA Testing Reveals Family History, Genetic Cousins, Ancestral Occupations, Geographic Origins and More PROVO, Utah, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, has reduced the prices of its genetic genealogy DNA tests, allowing consumers more affordable access to...

Innocence denied: DNA testing stalled.
SINCE THE early 1990s, DNA testing has exonerated 220 people in the United States who were convicted of crimes they didn't commit, according to the criminal justice reform group the Innocence Project. As the science of DNA testing improves, labs can go further and further back in time to...

DNA testing for HPV yields faster results than cytology.
DNA testing for high-risk human papillomavirus is more sensitive than cytologic testing alone and leads to earlier detection of high-grade lesions, which could mean fewer lifetime screenings for women, according to a Dutch randomized control trial. The population-based trial comprised 45,000 women aged 29-56 years taking part...

Pigs to Be Genotyped to Improve Selection and Breeding for Pancreatic Islet Cell Research.
Cutting-edge DNA testing technology provided by GeneSeek Inc. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A privately held biotechnology company, will be used for medical-grade source pigs which are being developed by Spring Point Project, a Minnesota non-profit organization providing pig islet cells for transplantation to cure diabetes....

The fight for post-conviction DNA testing is not yet over: an analysis of the eight remaining "holdout states" and suggestions for strategies to bring vital relief to the wrongfully convicted.
I. INTRODUCTION On the morning of April 26, 1981, approximately forty-five minutes before sunrise, an intruder entered the apartment of a Caucasian thirty-seven-year-old Dallas woman. (2) Armed with a butcher knife he had taken from her kitchen, the intruder proceeded to the sleeping woman's bedroom. (3) He...

Freed suspect bitter at jailing; Man confined over 2 years.
Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - Donnie Scott walked out of the courthouse a free but angry man yesterday after prosecutors dropped a murder charge against him in the 2006 slaying of Maxine I. Libby. "They knew I didn't commit that crime before they arrested...

Interpol team identifies 4 more MV Princess of the Stars victims.
CEBU CITY - The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team composed of the International Police (Interpol) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has identified four more victims from the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars at the height of typhoon Frank last June. Interpol Press...

More peanut products join recall.
Byline: Shelby Martin The Register-Guard A nationwide recall of products containing peanut butter widened Wednesday, with more companies adding items to the list of more than 125 products being recalled. The recalls were sparked by an outbreak of salmonella that has been tentatively linked to...

Interpol identifies more ship sinking victims.
CEBU CITY -- The Disaster Victim Identification team, composed of the International Police (Interpol) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), has released 31 more names of victims from the sinking of a passenger ship at the height of typhoon Frank last year. Interpol Press Officer Rosemarie...

Public opinion on DNA paternity testing: the influence of the media.
There has been a substantial shift of opinion among Australians in support of DNA paternity testing without the knowledge of the mother. The shift has been driven by the influence of the media, fanned by the fathers' rights movement. ********** By far the most contentious...