DNA

Man Guilty Of Brutally Killing High School Sweethearts In 1987, First Ever Convicted With Help Of Genetic Genealogy – Oxygen

Man Guilty Of Brutally Killing High School Sweethearts In 1987, First Ever Convicted With Help Of Genetic Genealogy  Oxygen

William Earl Talbott killed Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg in 1987 and seemingly got away with it, until DNA and genetics linked him to the scene of the …

DNA

William Earl Talbott Guilty Of Killing Jay Cook, Tanya Van Cuylenborg, | Crime Time – Oxygen

William Earl Talbott Guilty Of Killing Jay Cook, Tanya Van Cuylenborg, | Crime Time  Oxygen

William Earl Talbott killed Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg in 1987 and seemingly got away with it, until DNA and genetics linked him to the scene of the …

General

Artificial DNA can control release of active ingredients from drugs – European Pharmaceutical Review

Artificial DNA can control release of active ingredients from drugs  European Pharmaceutical Review

A team at the Technical University of Munich have made it possible for nanoparticles to be released in sequence with the use of artificial DNA.

Software

DNA Ferrets Out Border Frauds – Liberty Nation

DNA Ferrets Out Border Frauds  Liberty Nation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation also touted this rapid DNA tool as a dream come true for law enforcement agencies.

Software

Axon body camera supplier will not use facial recognition in its products — for now – USA TODAY

Axon body camera supplier will not use facial recognition in its products — for now  USA TODAY

Axon, which provides body cameras to law enforcement departments across the country, will not use facial recognition software in their products.

DNA

Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One. – The New York Times

Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One.  The New York Times

A new forensic technique sailed through its first test in court, leading to a guilty verdict. But beyond the courtroom, a battle over privacy is intensifying.

Stories

GUILTY: Bill Talbott convicted of murder after family tree unearths his decades-old secret – KUOW News and Information

GUILTY: Bill Talbott convicted of murder after family tree unearths his decades-old secret  KUOW News and Information

This is the first time a suspect was nabbed using the combined powers of DNA and old-school genealogy. Bill Talbott, a 56-year-old Washington state man, has …

General

Idaho 1987 cold case solved through DNA recovered from victim’s fingernails, police say – Fox News

Idaho 1987 cold case solved through DNA recovered from victim’s fingernails, police say  Fox News

A 32-year-old Idaho cold case murder has been solved through DNA found on the victim’s fingernails, according to reports.

General

DNA test leads sisters to meet 70 years later – Hickory Daily Record

DNA test leads sisters to meet 70 years later  Hickory Daily Record

Joanne Coullier, a 71-year-old who lives in Mulberry, Florida, knew as a child she had been adopted.