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Detroit Cold Case Exhumations Yield 30+ Identifications
Detectives Shannon Jones and Leslie Larsen led Operation UNITED, exhuming 200 unidentified Detroit murder victims over five years, identifying 30+, showcasing innovative investigative techniques and providing closure for families.
Detroit Cold Case Exhumations Yield 30+ Identifications
Detectives Shannon Jones and Leslie Larsen led Operation UNITED, exhuming 200 unidentified Detroit murder victims over five years, identifying 30+, showcasing innovative investigative techniques and providing closure for families.
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56% Bias Score
Genetic Genealogy Solves 200-Year-Old Cold Case of Sea Captain
Undergraduate students at Ramapo College used investigative genetic genealogy to identify the nearly 200-year-old skeletal remains of Henry Goodsell, captain of the schooner Oriental, which sank off the coast of New Jersey in 1844, after bone fragments were discovered on area beaches between 1995 an...
Genetic Genealogy Solves 200-Year-Old Cold Case of Sea Captain
Undergraduate students at Ramapo College used investigative genetic genealogy to identify the nearly 200-year-old skeletal remains of Henry Goodsell, captain of the schooner Oriental, which sank off the coast of New Jersey in 1844, after bone fragments were discovered on area beaches between 1995 an...
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40% Bias Score
Cold Case Solved: Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in 1977 Murder
A fingerprint on a cigarette pack found in the car of Jeanette Ralston, a 24-year-old mother murdered in 1977, led to the arrest of Willie Eugene Sims, 69, who was linked through DNA evidence and is now charged with murder.
Cold Case Solved: Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in 1977 Murder
A fingerprint on a cigarette pack found in the car of Jeanette Ralston, a 24-year-old mother murdered in 1977, led to the arrest of Willie Eugene Sims, 69, who was linked through DNA evidence and is now charged with murder.
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36% Bias Score
Netherlands: 85 Sperm Donors Violated Law, Fathered 25+ Children Each
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered 25 or more children each, violating a 1992 law and causing a medical and ethical crisis; the NVOG has apologized for the decades-long failure to enforce regulations.
Netherlands: 85 Sperm Donors Violated Law, Fathered 25+ Children Each
A new national registry in the Netherlands has revealed that at least 85 sperm donors have fathered 25 or more children each, violating a 1992 law and causing a medical and ethical crisis; the NVOG has apologized for the decades-long failure to enforce regulations.
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44% Bias Score
Pretrial Begins for Accused in Morin Murder
Victor Martinez Hernandez, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, will face pretrial on Monday for the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, who was found dead on August 6th, 2023, after going for a jog; IGG technology was key in apprehending Hernandez in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Pretrial Begins for Accused in Morin Murder
Victor Martinez Hernandez, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, will face pretrial on Monday for the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, who was found dead on August 6th, 2023, after going for a jog; IGG technology was key in apprehending Hernandez in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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60% Bias Score
23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Privacy Concerns Over Sale of Millions of Users' DNA Data
23andMe, facing bankruptcy, is selling the DNA data of millions of users, raising major privacy concerns due to the lack of federal regulation on tech companies' handling of genetic information, despite previous data breaches and the sensitive nature of DNA.
23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Privacy Concerns Over Sale of Millions of Users' DNA Data
23andMe, facing bankruptcy, is selling the DNA data of millions of users, raising major privacy concerns due to the lack of federal regulation on tech companies' handling of genetic information, despite previous data breaches and the sensitive nature of DNA.
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52% Bias Score
Ancient Egyptian Genome Reveals Mesopotamian Ancestry
Analysis of a 4,500-4,800-year-old Egyptian man's genome revealed approximately 20% Near Eastern DNA, suggesting ancient interactions between Egypt and Mesopotamia and highlighting the potential of advanced DNA sequencing techniques.
Ancient Egyptian Genome Reveals Mesopotamian Ancestry
Analysis of a 4,500-4,800-year-old Egyptian man's genome revealed approximately 20% Near Eastern DNA, suggesting ancient interactions between Egypt and Mesopotamia and highlighting the potential of advanced DNA sequencing techniques.
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28% Bias Score
Missing DNA Explains Ginger Cats' Color
Scientists discovered a missing DNA section in the ARHGAP36 gene causes ginger coloring in cats, mostly males, because it is X-chromosome linked; this crowdfunded research could reveal links to cat health issues.
Missing DNA Explains Ginger Cats' Color
Scientists discovered a missing DNA section in the ARHGAP36 gene causes ginger coloring in cats, mostly males, because it is X-chromosome linked; this crowdfunded research could reveal links to cat health issues.
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20% Bias Score
Remains of Army Veteran and Toddler Identified in Long Island Cold Case
The remains of Tanya Denise Jackson, a 26-year-old Army veteran, and her 2-year-old daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, were identified through DNA and genealogical research after being found separately on Long Island between 1997 and 2011; police are treating the case separately from the Gilgo Beach kil...
Remains of Army Veteran and Toddler Identified in Long Island Cold Case
The remains of Tanya Denise Jackson, a 26-year-old Army veteran, and her 2-year-old daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, were identified through DNA and genealogical research after being found separately on Long Island between 1997 and 2011; police are treating the case separately from the Gilgo Beach kil...
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40% Bias Score
Saliva Test Shows Improved Accuracy in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
A new saliva test shows promise in identifying prostate cancer risk more accurately than the standard PSA blood test, with 40% of high-risk men in a UK study having cancer, compared to 25% with the PSA test, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies.
Saliva Test Shows Improved Accuracy in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
A new saliva test shows promise in identifying prostate cancer risk more accurately than the standard PSA blood test, with 40% of high-risk men in a UK study having cancer, compared to 25% with the PSA test, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies.
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40% Bias Score
23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Concerns Over Law Enforcement Access to Genetic Data
23andMe, a genetic testing company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, raising concerns about the potential sale of its 15 million user database to law enforcement agencies, despite previous resistance to data requests and a 2023 data breach impacting 14,000 users. This raises significant privacy impl...
23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Concerns Over Law Enforcement Access to Genetic Data
23andMe, a genetic testing company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, raising concerns about the potential sale of its 15 million user database to law enforcement agencies, despite previous resistance to data requests and a 2023 data breach impacting 14,000 users. This raises significant privacy impl...
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48% Bias Score
25-Year-Old Cold Case Solved via DNA: Mother Admits to Killing Newborn
Joanne Sharkey, suffering from postpartum depression, killed her newborn son Callum in 1998 and hid his body; a 2023 DNA match with her older son led to her arrest, confession, and guilty plea to manslaughter and concealing a body.
25-Year-Old Cold Case Solved via DNA: Mother Admits to Killing Newborn
Joanne Sharkey, suffering from postpartum depression, killed her newborn son Callum in 1998 and hid his body; a 2023 DNA match with her older son led to her arrest, confession, and guilty plea to manslaughter and concealing a body.
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56% Bias Score
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