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DNA Analysis Faster At Room Temperature

DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything from forensic analysis to disease detection to drug development.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196812.php

Device May Help Spot Hidden Graves Without Digging

A new technology that's said to detect decomposing bodies in the ground could help police find murder victims in concealed graves, even under concrete, its developers say.

The device can detect trace amounts of ninhydrin-reactive nitrogen (NRN) that collects in air pockets above and close to grave soil, scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explained in a news release. Air samples are collected using a small probe inserted into the ground.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100261827>1=31036


FAMILIAL DNA TESTING MAY UNFAIRLY TARGET PEOPLE OF COLOR

Widespread use of familial DNA testing to capture suspects, may result in communities of color being unfairly targeted, believe some experts.
According to Peter Bibring, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, since familial DNA was successfully used in the capture of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper who killed 11 victims between 1985 and 2007, prosecutors argue that it should be more widely used.
The technique not only raises issues of constitutionality and rights to privacy, but fairness.

http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/west-edition/Familial-DNA-testing-may-unfairly-target-people-of-color-100002884.html