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Roy Britten dies at 92; Caltech biologist was DNA, gene pioneer
Roy J. Britten, a Caltech biologist who discovered that the mammalian genome includes large quantities of repetitive DNA sequences that do not serve as blueprints for genes, has died. He was 92.
Britten, who had pancreatic cancer, died Jan. 21 at his...Tags: Health, Pancreatic Cancer, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Paleontology
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Renato Dulbecco dies at 97; 1975 Nobel Prize winner in medicine
Dr. Renato Dulbecco, an Italian American virologist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for demonstrating how certain types of viruses invade mammalian cells to cause cancer, died of natural causes Sunday at his home in La Jolla....Tags: Health, Indiana University, Russia, Biotechnology Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Love triangle detailed in ex-LAPD officer's murder trial
Stephanie Lazarus, the Los Angeles police officer on trial for allegedly murdering the wife of an ex-boyfriend, tearfully confronted the man after learning he had become engaged, according to testimony Wednesday. "She was basically trying to tell me &#...Tags: Health, Los Angeles Police Department, Trials, Weddings, Murder
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Los Angeles teacher charged with lewd acts
In the fall of 2010, a drugstore photo technician was running a batch of 35-millimeter film when a disturbing image tumbled out of the machine — a child, blindfolded with a white cloth and gagged with clear packing tape. From that first photograph,...Tags: Health, Trials, Nelson Mandela, Students, Trials
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Former Rose Parade official is held in volunteer's 2004 killing
By all accounts, Richard Allan Munnecke was a model citizen. He devoted several decades to the Tournament of Roses, working up the ranks until he was one of its top directors. He sang in his church choir in San Marino and served in the Pasadena Rotary...Tags: Health, Festive Events, Festive Events, Human Body, Arts and Culture
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A broken heart led LAPD officer to kill woman, prosecutor says
The letter read aloud in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday was written more than 25 years ago by a young cop. If prosecutors are correct, they were the words of a heart-broken woman on the verge of committing murder in a jealous rage.
"I'm truly in...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Health, Los Angeles Police Department, Shootings
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DNA key in case against Ocampo, D.A. says
A "significant DNA link" convinced prosecutors Friday to drop charges against a man accused of killing his mother and older brother in October and instead has connected suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo to the crimes.
At a hastily called evening...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Health, Social Issues, Trials
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Miramonte teacher investigated in '94 after girl saw 'Oprah' show
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA veteran Los Angeles teacher accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children was investigated in 1994 for attempting to fondle a girl after she saw an "Oprah" television episode that explained "good touches" and "bad touches," sheriff's officials said....Tags: Trials, Health, Law Enforcement, Human Body, Teaching and Learning
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Prosecutors not charging Rose Parade official in 2004 killing
Prosecutors on Friday declined to file murder charges against former Tournament of Roses official Richard Allen Munnecke, finding that DNA evidence presented by sheriff's detectives was insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The...Tags: Health, Richard V Allen, Tom Joyce, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Man arrested in 2004 murder of woman whose body was in car trunk
L.A. NOWA 71-year-old Alhambra man was arrested in connection with a 2004 slaying after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the crime.... -
Heartbreak, jealousy led LAPD detective to kill, prosecutor says
L.A. NOWStephanie Lazarus, the Los Angeles police detective accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend's wife nearly 26 years ago, was driven to kill by the jealousy and heartbreak she felt, Deputy Dist. Atty. Shannon Presby said Monday in his opening statement at... -
Former murder suspect taken into custody for being in country illegally
L.A. NOWA man suspected of killing his mother and older brother but later released from the Orange County Jail after charges were dropped was briefly taken into custody by federal authorities for being in the country illegally, authorities said....
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