DNA Profiles Often Languish, Justice Says
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Thousands of DNA profiles in unsolved criminal cases experience long delays before they are added to a national FBI database, jeopardizing their value in identifying suspected murderers, rapists and others, according to a Justice Department report Monday.
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LEICESTER, England Sept. 8, 2004 - One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual.
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Advances in genetic testing are placing strains on the principle of doctor-patient confidentiality, as doctors grapple with whether to tell a patient&#39;s relatives
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Despite advances in DNA analysis, the nature of the Indian Ocean disaster may prevent investigators from reuniting thousands of victims with their identities. By Randy Dotinga.
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A man accused of murdering his US wife and baby is expected to fight a request for a DNA sample.
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DNA tests that lawyers for a convicted killer hoped would help clear him of two dozen murders were inconclusive, the man's defense attorney said Monday.
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On the eve of the Kobe Bryant sexual assault trial, a frustrated judge chastised prosecutors Thursday for waiting until the last minute to challenge DNA evidence the defense
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Maybe it comes of too much exposure to the forensic specialists who slice, sniff, and sort through &quot;CSI&quot; and its serial television variations. But it is apparent that, when building a case, even in a book, a whole body is more informative than a skeleton, and a whole skeleton beats a partial one.
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DENVER - Crucial DNA evidence tested by defense experts in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case might have been contaminated, prosecutors said in a court filing released Wednesday, just two days before jury selection is to begin.    Prosecutors said they had found contamination in DNA "control" samples intended to ensure testing was accurate...
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A cut-out-and-keep reference guide It's a little known fact that it's possible to have your DNA profile removed from the National DNA Database (NDNAD). While the Police have processes to gather and retain DNA samples - they don't yet have a procedure to delete the DNA of innocent members of the public.â¦
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Â· DNA evidence useless, say family sourcesÂ· New spokesman launches vigorous defence of couple
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Round up the usual suspects In a move reminiscent of Nazi Germany and 21st-Century Britain, the US federal government is about to implement rules requiring routine DNA collection from suspected illegal immigrants and anyone arrested by federal authorities, regardless of whether they are ever convicted of a crime. DNA collection will be performed in any situation where fingerprints would normally be collected, and only a court order will suffice to have DNA profiles removed from federal databases.â¦
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Authorities are reviewing Virginia's DNA databank &#151; the nation's first and most extensive &#151; after an investigation found that many felons were omitted.
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Civil rights advocates Monday urged U.S.  law enforcement officials trying to solve a 3-year-old murder  case to stop asking for DNA samples from male residents of a  Cape Cod community.
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DNA testing would be expanded to help clear the innocent and snare the guilty, particularly in death-penalty cases, under a long-stalled bill passed on Tuesday by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Terrorists and criminals could slip  into the United States because immigration and law enforcement  agencies have not coordinated their fingerprint databases, the  Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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Authorities once had no choice but to drop rape cases if they weren't able to catch a suspect before the statute of limitations expired. But prosecutors across the country increasingly are buying themselves time, keeping cold cases alive by indicting unidentified rapists using their DNA profiles.