Archive for October, 2007

Spontaneous DNA

DNA Laboratory Errors That Sent Wrong Man to Prison

The introduction of genetic evidence into the courtroom is making justice more certain, for both the guilty and the innocent. Thanks to advancements in science and technology, law enforcement officials and prosecutors are relying more and more on DNA evidence during criminal investigations and trials of criminal cases in order to prove with certainty that […]

DNA Pioneer James Watson Is Suspended

Nobel Prize winner and DNA co-founder James Watson has created a fuss over his racial remarks that he made in a interview of a British newspaper. He made a controversial remarks quoted as saying that Africans were less intelligent than Europeans.
He has to bear the consequences of his unacceptable remarks as several institution and organizations […]

Male DNA Detected in 70-year-old Woman Via DNA Testing

DNA discloses all information within our body including sex-determination. In this article, a South China woman was astonished by her DNA test result that unveiled her sex chromosome that she has XY chromosome (female chromosome).
In spite of her XY chromosome, she has the physical characteristics of a regular woman - just that she is sterile […]

DNA Link Between Accused Using Mitochondrial DNA Testing

Firstly, when I read this article regarding a Mongolian murder trial in Malaysia that caught worldwide attention which involves local political analysts named Abdul Razak Baginda who is charged with abetting the accused murderer - a Special Action Squad Member named Corporal Sirul Azhar.
In the beginning, I don’t really get the reason of testing the […]