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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Three new victims of 9/11 attacks identified through DNA analysis, nearly 24 years later | amNewYork

Three 9/11 victims, including Barbara Keating and Ryan Fitzgerald, were recently identified through DNA analysis nearly 24 years after the terrorist attacks.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

DNA technology helps solve British man cold case

Michael Sidney Hill, a British man who died in Arizona in 2013, was identified after a decade of being known only as 'Maricopa County John Doe 2013'.
Europe news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Scientists celebrate milestone' as remains of man identified 12 years after death

Identifying John Doe cases through advanced DNA analysis can resolve long-unsolved mysteries.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I never believed they'd be able to trace him': granddaughter of 1967 murder victim finally sees justice

DNA advancements led to the identification of Ryland Headley as the suspect in Louisa Dunne's murder, healing a long-standing family wound.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Siddhartha Mukherjee on the Promises and Perils of Early Cancer Detection

Current medical guidelines have us screening for only five cancers, and one at a time. A new test, from a startup called Grail, has identified fifty cancers, with a remarkably low rate of false positives.
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SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

A California baby was snatched in 1980. He's about to be 45, and he's still missing

Infant abductions can occur in surprising contexts, such as under the guise of altruistic assistance.
Hope remains for families of abducted children, aided by modern technology such as DNA databases.
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Human remains found in Menlo Park ID'd as San Jose man missing for 40 years

"We're averaging almost a case a day at this point," said Michael Vogen, Director of Case Management with Othram.
Silicon Valley
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Hawaii man raped California teen, stabbed her 59 times. Decades later, he's sentenced to life

Gary Ramirez sentenced for the 1982 murder and rape of Karen Stitt, after decades of investigation, utilizing new DNA technology.
The case remained unsolved for over 40 years before DNA advancements led to the arrest.
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