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...played for the juries. But Tice and two other former Navy sailors convicted in the murder later insisted that they had fabricated the confessions after detectives had subjected them to harsh and manipulative questioning. The one other man convicted for the murder - and the only one whose DNA was linked to the crime - has since recanted his claim that the other men were involved and now insists that he acted alone. The whole argument may seem like a stretch - it certainly did and does to the victim's family - but on Wednesday a Virginia judge accepted enough...
...forward to a colonoscopy, but there's still no better way to detect and prevent colon cancer. There may, however, be a less intrusive alternative to the dreaded test. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City tested a newly improved version of a noninvasive fecal DNA test to screen for early signs of the deadly cancer. Fecal samples from 162 patients who had undergone colonoscopies in the previous 14 days revealed 35 cases of cancer (compared with 40 detected in the colonoscopies). That translates into an impressive 88% sensitivity rate. The fecal screen, however, also mistakenly...
...Broad Institute, a Harvard-MIT collaboration whose mission is to apply emerging genomics research and technology towards medical application, was awarded a grant yesterday from the National Institute of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to pursue initiatives involving whole genome DNA sequencing over the next four years...
...press release, Broad Institute Director Eric Lander described DNA sequencing as “transforming biology and medicine by shedding light on such diverse problems as cancer, infectious disease, metabolic disease, gene regulation and evolution.” Because DNA carries all of the biological information that defines an organism, a more in-depth understanding of the genomic sequence, such as how it differs for different organisms and for various genetic diseases such as cancer, stands to revolutionize our approach to human health...
...Number of males who must witness a rape in order to prosecute the criminal in Pakistan. Otherwise, the accuser may be charged with adultery. Under a bill passed by the National Assembly, DNA testing and circumstantial evidence could replace witness testimony in court...