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fromNature
1 week ago

Identical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?

Identical twins share identical DNA, making standard forensic DNA testing unable to distinguish which twin committed a crime, though whole-genome sequencing can identify rare post-birth mutations to differentiate them.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

History Happy Hour explores New Ways to Solve Old Crimes'

Criminalist Cordelia Willis will discuss the evolution of forensic DNA testing on Oct. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the next History Happy Hour at the Campbell Museums, 51 N. Central Ave. A criminalist for almost 30 years, Willis has worked in many different areas of the crime lab, from controlled substances and latent fingerprints to biological evidence and shoeprints and even video and cell phone processing.
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