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Former NSW Police Commissioner to Lead Reforms at Beleaguered Queensland Forensic Lab
Mick Fuller, former NSW police commissioner, has been appointed to lead reforms at Forensic Science Queensland, which faces a significant testing backlog and has been subject to two commissions of inquiry following allegations of testing failures.
Former NSW Police Commissioner to Lead Reforms at Beleaguered Queensland Forensic Lab
Mick Fuller, former NSW police commissioner, has been appointed to lead reforms at Forensic Science Queensland, which faces a significant testing backlog and has been subject to two commissions of inquiry following allegations of testing failures.
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24% Bias Score
Air India Crash: Misidentified Remains Cause Anguish for Families
The Air India crash, which killed 241 people including 52 British nationals, has led to the misidentification of human remains, with at least two caskets containing the wrong remains returned to the UK, prompting calls for a thorough investigation into the handling of victims' bodies and increased i...
Air India Crash: Misidentified Remains Cause Anguish for Families
The Air India crash, which killed 241 people including 52 British nationals, has led to the misidentification of human remains, with at least two caskets containing the wrong remains returned to the UK, prompting calls for a thorough investigation into the handling of victims' bodies and increased i...
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24% Bias Score
Stolen Baby Found After Six Years
Ten-day-old Delimar Vera disappeared during a 1997 house fire in Philadelphia; six years later, her mother discovered Delimar was being raised by Carolyn Hernandez, a distant cousin of Delimar's father, who had stolen her after the fire.
Stolen Baby Found After Six Years
Ten-day-old Delimar Vera disappeared during a 1997 house fire in Philadelphia; six years later, her mother discovered Delimar was being raised by Carolyn Hernandez, a distant cousin of Delimar's father, who had stolen her after the fire.
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32% Bias Score
23andMe Fined £2.31m for Data Breach Affecting 6.9 Million
23andMe, facing bankruptcy, was fined £2.31m by the UK's ICO for a 2023 data breach exposing the personal data of 6.9 million individuals due to inadequate security measures; it's now being sold to TTAM Research Institute.
23andMe Fined £2.31m for Data Breach Affecting 6.9 Million
23andMe, facing bankruptcy, was fined £2.31m by the UK's ICO for a 2023 data breach exposing the personal data of 6.9 million individuals due to inadequate security measures; it's now being sold to TTAM Research Institute.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Immigration Policies Cause Prolonged Separation of Migrant Children from Families
New immigration rules under the Trump administration have dramatically increased the average time migrant children spend in U.S. shelters—from 35 days under Biden to 217 days—due to stricter requirements for DNA testing, income verification, and sponsor identification, causing prolonged family separ...
Trump Immigration Policies Cause Prolonged Separation of Migrant Children from Families
New immigration rules under the Trump administration have dramatically increased the average time migrant children spend in U.S. shelters—from 35 days under Biden to 217 days—due to stricter requirements for DNA testing, income verification, and sponsor identification, causing prolonged family separ...
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56% Bias Score
Argentine Grandmothers Seek EU Support to Find Missing Dictatorship Children
Argentine grandmothers whose relatives disappeared under the 1976-83 dictatorship are meeting EU officials in Brussels on Monday to seek support for expanded DNA testing to identify missing children, denouncing President Javier Milei's efforts to defund and dismantle the search for missing persons, ...
Argentine Grandmothers Seek EU Support to Find Missing Dictatorship Children
Argentine grandmothers whose relatives disappeared under the 1976-83 dictatorship are meeting EU officials in Brussels on Monday to seek support for expanded DNA testing to identify missing children, denouncing President Javier Milei's efforts to defund and dismantle the search for missing persons, ...
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44% Bias Score
Queensland Forensic Lab Faces 400-Day DNA Testing Delays, $50M Fix Announced
Queensland's forensic lab faces a massive backlog of over 13,000 DNA samples, with testing delays exceeding 400 days, impacting murder and rape investigations; a $50 million plan will outsource testing.
Queensland Forensic Lab Faces 400-Day DNA Testing Delays, $50M Fix Announced
Queensland's forensic lab faces a massive backlog of over 13,000 DNA samples, with testing delays exceeding 400 days, impacting murder and rape investigations; a $50 million plan will outsource testing.
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44% Bias Score
DNA Solves 6-Year-Old Kidnapping Mystery
A 10-day-old baby, Delimar, disappeared during a house fire in Philadelphia in 1997; years later, DNA evidence revealed she had been kidnapped by a cousin of her father, who raised her under a false identity.
DNA Solves 6-Year-Old Kidnapping Mystery
A 10-day-old baby, Delimar, disappeared during a house fire in Philadelphia in 1997; years later, DNA evidence revealed she had been kidnapped by a cousin of her father, who raised her under a false identity.
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60% Bias Score
UK NHS Announces Whole-Genome Sequencing for All Newborns
The UK's NHS will implement a 10-year plan to conduct whole-genome sequencing on every newborn, aiming to prevent hundreds of diseases and marking a shift towards preventative healthcare, with £650 million allocated to genomics research.
UK NHS Announces Whole-Genome Sequencing for All Newborns
The UK's NHS will implement a 10-year plan to conduct whole-genome sequencing on every newborn, aiming to prevent hundreds of diseases and marking a shift towards preventative healthcare, with £650 million allocated to genomics research.
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48% Bias Score
Indiana Coroner Criticizes 1990s Handling of Fox Hollow Farm Serial Killer Case
Indiana coroner Jeff Jellison criticized the 1990s investigation into the Fox Hollow Farm serial killings, stating that law enforcement made victims' families pay for DNA testing and didn't pursue additional suspects aggressively; the tenth victim, Daniel Thomas Halloran, was recently identified.
Indiana Coroner Criticizes 1990s Handling of Fox Hollow Farm Serial Killer Case
Indiana coroner Jeff Jellison criticized the 1990s investigation into the Fox Hollow Farm serial killings, stating that law enforcement made victims' families pay for DNA testing and didn't pursue additional suspects aggressively; the tenth victim, Daniel Thomas Halloran, was recently identified.
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40% Bias Score
WWII Bomber Crew Remains Found, Returned Home After 80 Years
After a 12-year investigation by family members and a deep-sea recovery mission, the remains of four crew members from a WWII B-24 bomber shot down off New Guinea in 1944 are being returned to their hometowns for burial; the plane was found after a search of nearly 10 square miles.
WWII Bomber Crew Remains Found, Returned Home After 80 Years
After a 12-year investigation by family members and a deep-sea recovery mission, the remains of four crew members from a WWII B-24 bomber shot down off New Guinea in 1944 are being returned to their hometowns for burial; the plane was found after a search of nearly 10 square miles.
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20% Bias Score
Regeneron Acquires Bankrupt 23andMe for $256 Million
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will acquire the bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe for $256 million, despite earlier concerns about data security and privacy raised by US state attorneys general, who sought an ombudsman to oversee data protection. Regeneron plans to use 23andMe's data for drug development...
Regeneron Acquires Bankrupt 23andMe for $256 Million
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will acquire the bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe for $256 million, despite earlier concerns about data security and privacy raised by US state attorneys general, who sought an ombudsman to oversee data protection. Regeneron plans to use 23andMe's data for drug development...
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40% Bias Score
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