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    May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Detecting cancers -- from tiny bits of tumor DNA in blood

    When <span class=&quot;runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">cancer</span></span></span></span> blooms in the body, tiny bits of tumor <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">DNA</span></span></span> can be found in the <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">blood</span></span></span>. Cancer specialists would love it if these DNA fragments could one day be used in noninvasive diagnostic tests -- &ldquo;liquid <span class="runtimeTopic">biopsies</span>&rdquo; -- &nbsp;that are relatively inexpensive and sensitive. There's a lot of work going on in this area right now.
    When cancer blooms in the body, tiny bits of tumor DNA can be found in the blood. Cancer specialists would love it if these DNA fragments could one day be used in noninvasive diagnostic tests -- “liquid biopsies” --  that are relatively...

    Tags: Blood, Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Health, Chemicals

    2. May 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Roger Clemens' DNA is linked to needle

    A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of <strong>Roger Clemens'</strong> DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial in Washington of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.
    A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of Roger Clemens' DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial in Washington of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner. A forensic...

    Tags: Brian McNamee, Science and Technology, Roger Clemens, Lawyers, Soccer

    3. May 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Turning DNA into a hard drive

    Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create a microscopic hard drive out of DNA, the molecule that already stores the genetic blueprints of all living things.
    Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create a microscopic hard drive out...

    Tags: Genetic Engineering, DNA, Waste, Environmental Issues, Genetics

    4. May 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Pakistan doctor who helped CIA find Osama bin Laden sentenced

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &#8212; A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden's whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to further fray Washington's fragile relations with Islamabad.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden's whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Non Government Organizations, Charity, Preventative Medicine, Employees

    5. May 23, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden gets 33 years in prison

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    A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to further erode Washington&#...
    6. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Authorities believe missing Northern California girl is dead

    Investigators don't know where 15-year-old Sierra LaMar is, but they are almost certain she is dead.
    Investigators don't know where 15-year-old Sierra LaMar is, but they are almost certain she is dead. For more than two months, the high school cheerleader's family has been holding out hope. They have organized repeated searches of the Northern...

    Tags: Crimes, Human Body, DNA, Murder, Safeway Inc.

    7. May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Missing teen Sierra LaMar believed dead, sheriff says

    Investigators said Tuesday that &quot;direct and circumstantial" evidence leads them to believe that a 21-year-old man kidnapped and killed 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a high school cheerleader who disappeared in March on her way to school.
    Investigators said Tuesday that "direct and circumstantial" evidence leads them to believe that a 21-year-old man kidnapped and killed 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a high school cheerleader who disappeared in March on her way to school. Santa Clara County...

    Tags: Crimes, Human Body, DNA, Safeway Inc., Health

    8. May 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Registry tallies over 2,000 wrongful convictions since 1989

    WASHINGTON &mdash; More than 2,000 people have been freed from prison since 1989 after they were found to have been wrongly convicted of serious crimes, according to a new National Registry of Exonerations compiled by University of Michigan Law School and Northwestern University.
    WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 people have been freed from prison since 1989 after they were found to have been wrongly convicted of serious crimes, according to a new National Registry of Exonerations compiled by University of Michigan Law School and...

    Tags: Prisons, Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Rape, Witnesses

    9. May 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Gang member convicted in 1994 killing after DNA link

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    A Los Angeles County jury has convicted a gang member in the 1994 killing of a Studio City man and the attempted murder of the man's wife....
    10. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Dallas County district attorney a hero to the wrongfully convicted

    DALLAS &mdash; On the way to witness his first execution in the town known as the &quot;Execution Capital of the World," the Dallas County district attorney stopped at the prison cemetery to find his great-grandfather's grave.
    DALLAS — On the way to witness his first execution in the town known as the "Execution Capital of the World," the Dallas County district attorney stopped at the prison cemetery to find his great-grandfather's grave. Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in...

    Tags: Republican Party, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Science, Lawyers

    11. May 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Ex-LAPD Det. Stephanie Lazarus gets 27 years to life for murder

    Former Los Angeles Police Det. Stephanie Lazarus was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing her ex-boyfriend's wife nearly three decades ago in a fit of rage and jealousy.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Former Los Angeles Police Det. Stephanie Lazarus was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing her ex-boyfriend's wife nearly three decades ago in a fit of rage and jealousy. Prosecutors said in a...

    Tags: Human Body, Los Angeles Police Department, Murder, DNA, Prosecution

    12. May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Court to Texas: Pay $2 million to man imprisoned for 26 years

    HOUSTON -- The Texas Supreme Court <a href=&quot;http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2012/may/100886.pdf" target="_blank">has ordered</a> the Lone Star State to pay more than $2 million to a former inmate who spent 26 years in prison for murder, a ruling that could set a precedent for compensating other prisoners whose convictions are overturned. &nbsp;
    HOUSTON -- The Texas Supreme Court has ordered the Lone Star State to pay more than $2 million to a former inmate who spent 26 years in prison for murder, a ruling that could set a precedent for compensating other prisoners whose convictions are...

    Tags: Prisons, Murder, Justice System, Litigation, Health

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