Word: nrc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years ago, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials inspecting Harvard labs found scientists using radioactive materials without wearing protective lab coats or film badges to monitor exposure. Instead, the researchers wore shorts...
This incident was one of at least eight NRC safety violations Harvard has been cited for in the past ten years, according to a Saturday article in the Boston Globe...
Hartl contends that using specific databases representing certain racial groups, as recommended by the NRC report, biases the numbers in incorrect ways. Hartl feels strongly that it is appropriate to leave out race...
...recent Crime Bill takes heed of many of the NRC recommendations in the "DNA Identification Act of 1994." The Crime Bill authorizes grants (part of a $20 million package through facial year 2000) to public laboratories that apply and meet quality standards for forensic testing...
Next month, many of the questions still surrounding DNA profiling will be addressed when the second NRC committee meets for three days to discuss their new report. "There will be a public meeting, for at least a day, where a large number of people will come and speak," says Crow. The second report, "DNA Technology in Forensic Science: An Update," is expected to be finished by next summer...