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Texas judge to examine old arson case amid statewide review
HOUSTON -- A Texas judge is expected to consider Friday whether to grant a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for murdering his two stepsons by arson, or even to declare him innocent. Ed Graf, 60, was convicted in 1988 of locking his 8- and 9-...Tags: Court Preliminary, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Science
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Rick Perry: The presidential candidate dogged by a ghost?
Opinion L.A.Perry, who may soon announce his presidential bid, oversaw the 2004 execution of Willingham, a father of three convicted for the apparent arson murder of his young daughters. Problem was, the evidence used to prove Willingham set the fire that killed... -
Genetic testing debate: A DIY do or don't?
Opinion L.A.Genetic testing has always provoked debate. Among the arguments is whether people should know that they're predisposed to diseases there's no cure for. The controversy has been kicked up a notch now that genetic testing has hit the consumer market...... -
Rape kits: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says progress made analyzing evidence
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Police Department announces considerable progress in analyzing DNA evidence from thousands of rapes and sexual assaults that had been left untested. Despite the gains, police officials acknowledged the LAPD has more work to do to resolve... -
Dr. Mahlon Hoagland dies at 87; scientist helped discover how cells build proteins
Dr. Mahlon Hoagland, who helped unravel the mystery of how cells build proteins by discovering a molecule that brings individual amino acids to growing protein chains and who spent the latter part of his career explaining biology to the public in a series...Tags: Research, Colleges and Universities, Tuberculosis, Nobel Prize Awards, Science and Technology
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Genome scans go deep into your DNA
Special to The TimesMY MATERNAL grandmother had Alzheimer's disease. Before she died, she forgot our names, our faces and, eventually, how to speak and think.But my grandfather's heartbreak was the most painful to witness. I remember watching the two of them on the sofa...Tags: Research, Heart and Circulatory System, Glaucoma, Iceland, Diabetes
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The danger of DNA: It isn't perfect
In 2004, a New Jersey prosecutor announced that DNA had solved the mystery of who killed Jane Durrua, an eighth-grader who was raped, beaten and strangled 36 years earlier. "Through DNA, we put a face to the killer of Jane Durrua, and that face belongs...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Rape, Human Rights, Police Arrests
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As DNA test backlogs soar, U.S. cuts funding
Last summer, the Los Angeles Police Department was dealt a rude shock. Expecting nearly $1 million in federal grant money to help cover the cost of analyzing DNA evidence in rape cases and other violent crimes, the department was awarded only half that...Tags: Justice System, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Rape
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Frozen pizza purchase pays off in a big way
South Bend TribuneMark Howie, of South Bend, recently had to make a decision about what to do for dinner. His wife, Molly, had a nephew’s ballgame to attend. He had to fly solo through cuisine-land. So he went to CVS, 51467 U.S. 31 North, to pick up a frozen pizza...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, CVS Corp., Vietnam War (1955-1975), Colleges and Universities, Sage
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Penn State-Hershey: embrace, don't fear personalized medicine
The Patriot-NewsPersonalized medicine holds promise of medical miracles but also potential for evil. It became possible with the decoding of the human genome in 2000. It cost $3 billion. Now the cost is about $5,000 and falling fast. Decoding people's DNA is going...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Electronics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Research, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Pro-migrant caravan leaves Calexico for cross country trip
Staff Writer, Copy EditorHOLTVILLE – Blamed for everything from high rates of unemployment to crime, illegal immigration has increasingly been a concern for the public as well as public officials. Yet it isn’t exclusively an American or Mexican problem. “To...Tags: Politics, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Migration
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Reckless driving was the proper charge
Michelle Durham is one of the most unbelievably strong women I know and I am honored to call her a friend. She lost her husband in a horrific car crash and is working tirelessly to help her child recover from life threatening injuries as a result of...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Gloucester County, Science and Technology
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