Daily Archives: May 9, 2013

DNA Preparation Device
University of Washington engineers and NanoFacture, a Bellevue, Wash., company, have created a device that can extract human DNA from fluid samples in a simp...

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Monster DNA Headphones - Unboxing
Monster DNA Headphones - Unboxing Buy this here: Monster UK These headphones are monsters brand new design headphones. They come in a variety of colours. I h...

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Product and Process Impurities Analysis: Residual host cell DNA and protein, and residual Protein A
Learn more at http://www.lifetechnologies.com/pharmaanalytics The removal of host cell impurities, including residual DNA and proteins, is a critical step in...

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Manoa DNA "Silhouette"
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HTC Droid DNA Unboxing and over view
This is the Droid DNA on Verizon Wireless, the US Version of the HTC J Butterfly. Android 4.1 Released 2012-11-21 1.50GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (quad co...

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Mississippi to Execute Willie Manning Tonight After Rejecting DNA Tests FBI #39;s Admission of Error
http://www.democracynow.org - The state of Mississippi is preparing to execute an African-American prisoner tonight, despite an unusual admission from the FB...

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DNA Vergadering 7-5-2013
DNA Vergadering 7-5-2013.

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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KSDK) - St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly says for the first time, he has charged DNA, not an actual person by name, in connection to a 2005 rape.

The reason Kelly charged the DNA is because the statute of limitations is set to run out soon. He wanted to file charges before it becomes too late to charge a person.

The DNA has been charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual abuse.

According to Kelly, the suspect connected to the DNA may be a serial rapist. The suspect connected to the charged DNA is also a rape suspect in cases in two cases in East St. Louis in 1997, another case in East St. Louis in 2005, and a case in St. Louis in 2008.

Kelly is confident this person will be taken into custody and that time is no longer a problem.

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TOPEKA A bill requiring DNA swab samples of people who are arrested for felony crimes and expanding the states existing DNA collections was sent by the House to Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday.

The move, which essentially clarifies existing state law that allows law enforcement to collect DNA samples from people who are jailed before they are released, comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether such collections violate peoples privacy.

On one side are proponents, such as Wichita Democratic Rep. Jim Ward and Shawnee Republican Rep. John Rubin, who say such cheek swab collections are simply modern-day finger printing that can help police catch criminals who have left behind DNA evidence.

On the other are those, such as Grandview Plaza Republican Rep. Allan Rothlisberg, who say the state has already gone too far by collecting DNA samples for government databases before someone is convicted.

DNA should not be taken unless its either a conviction or by a court order, he said. The mere fact of being booked? The answer is no. Youre not convicted of anything. Its an invasion of privacy thats not necessary.

Rothlisberg said he understands the law can help catch people who have left evidence at past crimes, but he said that doesnt outweigh privacy issues.

But when the government has databases on people, I get very uncomfortable about that, he said.

Currently, the state can collect blood samples for DNA testing. The new bill, if approved by Brownback, would allow cheek swabs when people are booked and fingerprinted after arrest. It also would require samples from people incarcerated on May 2, 1991, for a crime committed before that date, before they are released.

The House voted 74-49 to approve the bill. The Senate approved the bill in a 40-0 vote in April.

Lawmakers considered extending the DNA swabs for people arrested for almost any crime, including misdemeanors. But that was stripped from the bill during negotiations between the House and Senate, Rubin said.

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HOUSTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FamilyTreeDNA.com, the genetic genealogy arm of Gene By Gene, Ltd., has lowered the price of its mid-level maternal line mtDNA test to $49, effective immediately. The company announced it will offer its mtDNAPlus product at a two-third price reduction permanently, in just its latest step toward universal access by individuals to their personal genetic data.

"This groundbreaking pricing illustrates how next generation sequencing (NGS) is changing the DNA testing landscape," Gene By Gene President Bennett Greenspan said. "For Family Tree DNA to be able to offer this test at such an affordable price would have been unheard of before NGS. We're hopeful that by lowering the price of products like our mtDNAPlus, we'll be able to expand the horizon of DNA testing and, importantly, grow our database to fuel future genetic discoveries."

Earlier this year, Family Tree DNA -- the world's largest processor of Y-DNA and full mitochondrial sequences -- dropped the price of its basic Y-DNA test for males by 60 percent, in order to eliminate cost as a barrier to individuals interested in learning more about their personal genetic and genomic data.

Since then, the company has been working to do the same with its mtDNA test, which is applicable to both males and females and provides data on the direct maternal line by testing the mitochondria. The mtDNAPlus product tests Hypervariable Regions 1 and 2, or HVR1 and HVR2, providing individuals with both anthropological and genealogical information.

With the largest DNA database in the world, Family Tree DNA has processed over 5 million discrete tests for more than 700,000 individuals and organizations since it introduced its Y-DNA test in 2000. Data gathered from the mtDNAPlus test will be stored, free of charge, in the company's database. If customers are interested in performing any other DNA tests that the company offers in the future, they won't be required to resubmit DNA samples.

Customer InquiriesIndividuals interested in Family Tree DNA's $49 mtDNA test, or any of its ancestral testing products, can visit http://www.familytreedna.com or call (713) 868-1438 for more information.

About Gene By Gene, Ltd. Founded in 2000, Gene By Gene, Ltd. provides reliable DNA testing to a wide range of consumer and institutional customers through its four divisions focusing on ancestry, health, research and paternity. Gene By Gene provides DNA tests through its Family Tree DNA division, which pioneered the concept of direct-to-consumer testing in the field of genetic genealogy more than a decade ago. Gene by Gene is CLIA registered and through its clinical-health division DNA Traits offers regulated diagnostic tests. DNA DTC is the Research Use Only (RUO) division serving both direct-to-consumer and institutional clients worldwide. Gene By Gene offers AABB certified relationship tests through its paternity testing division, DNA Findings. The privately held company is headquartered in Houston, which is also home to its state-of-the-art Genomics Research Center.

Media Contact:Kate Croft for Gene By Gene, Ltd. Casteel Schoenborn 888-609-8351 croft@csirfirm.com

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