DNA
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Local Elections Heat Up; SCOTUS DNA Ruling; Military Sex Assault Hearings
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Supreme Court DNA collection
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A divided Supreme Court says police can legally take DNA without a warrant from those arrested in hopes of using it to solve old cases.
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Alison Starling's baby: DNA ancestry test 23andME
ABC7’s Alison Starling decided to dig into her past to learn about the future of her unborn baby girl. It’s all about new research and the surprises of DNA.
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Supreme Court to hear gene patenting arguments
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A case before the Supreme Court today could have major implications for medical research and the biotech industry. The court is being asked to decide whether DNA patents are legal.
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Supreme Court to consider DNA testing before conviction
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will try to balance the rights of Americans who have not been convicted of a major crime to keep their DNA out of the government's hands against the government's interest in closing cold cases and the rights of crime victims to finally see justice done.
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Rodney William Blanton arrested months after Suitland attack
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A DNA link has led to the arrest of Rodney William Blanton, 56, in connection to the February attack and robbery of a 84-year-old woman in Suitland, police say.
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Johnny Bowman murder: FBI, police step up investigation into 1984 murder
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The FBI and Virginia State Police are renewing an effort to solve a strange, decades-old murder of a Virginia state trooper in his Manassas home.
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National Museum of Natural History to open human genome exhibit
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With the help of a $3 million pledge from a biotechnology company, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will develop its first major exhibit on the human genome.
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Maryland DNA collection court decision not reversed
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Maryland's Court of Appeals will not reverse a decision that limits the ability for police to collect DNA from anyone arrested on violent crime charges, The Daily Record reports.
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DNA match leads to cold case conviction in 2003 sexual assault
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A woman was walking home from Union Station on July 14, 2003 when a man grabbed her, choked her, dragged her into bushes, and sexually assaulted her. Eight years later, a DNA match linked Shepardson Blair to the crime.
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Maryland police halt some DNA collections after ruling
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State police employees were directed Friday to stop collecting and analyzing the DNA of anyone charged with qualifying violent crimes, burglary or attempts to commit those crimes.
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