DNA news 2008-08-07

EMBARRASSED Victorian police have ordered the review of 7000 criminal cases after a DNA bungle led to a man being wrongly charged over the 1984 murder of a mother and her young daughter in their suburban Melbourne home.

Police dropped charges laid last month against Russell John Gesah over the deaths of Margaret Tapp, 35, and her nine-year-old daughter Seana after DNA evidence on clothing related to the case was found to be contaminated.

Deputy Commissioner Simon Overland said yesterday that 7000 other cases involving DNA - including some that had been through the courts - were now being reviewed. He said 500 cases had been reviewed so far and no problems had been detected.

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EMBARRASSED Victorian police have ordered the review of 7000 criminal cases after a DNA bungle led to a man being wrongly charged over the 1984 murder of a mother and her young daughter in their suburban Melbourne home. - Officers backtrack after DNA mistake Science and Nature The Australian

Alluding to the theory that gathering body particles from charred remains in fire accident cases is a difficult task, a top fire services official said it was highly unlikely that body remnants which could be of use for the DNA tests were found from the mangled bogies. However, expressing optimism, veteran forensic expert Dr P C Gandhi said there were instances when live cells from charred and mutilated bodies were found and DNA tests conducted . Recalling that forensic experts could identify two British nationals who were charred to death in the post-Godhra riots with the help of DNA samples, he said that sometimes , live cells defy all weather conditions. Clarifying that the super-imposition test is rarely useful to identify victims, he said: "Many victims of the WTC bombing could be identified only because of DNA

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Athletes will be able to improve their performance by inserting or inhaling foreign DNA. The process sees genes either injected into muscle of bone cells and their proteins fed into the tissue or red blood cells.

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Leading British scientist Dr Andy Miah, who is currently in Beijing conducting research during the Games, claims that "gene doping" will become the latest headache for the sport.

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Also Tuesday, test results from DNA samples taken from a car driven by Anthony came in and were turned over to investigators.

Other DNA samples were taken from the backyard of Anthonys parents house, where she lived with her little daughter until about the time the girl disappeared. It took Casey Anthony more than a month to report the child missing, which she did on . Caylee was last seen on or around .

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Microarray technology can measure gene expression levels of large numbers of genes in one test. DNA fragments are placed on a slide then RNA, extracted from the tumor tissue and identified with a fluorescent marker are spread over the DNA "microarray. " The RNA will bind to the complementary DNA strand and the amount of binding that occurs indicates how active the gene is. Pathworks proprietary software converts the scanned image to gene expression measurements. These patterns are compared to known gene expression patterns in the database that correspond to different tumor types. Identification of the tumor type allows for patient specific treatment using treatments that have proven most effective for that cancer type.

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Commenting on the positive B-test, the federation said on its website: "FIS takes note of the result and reiterates its complete shock at a controversy that involves an athlete that has always been distinguished for his sportsmanship and correctness.

Baldini, the world number one foil fencer, has asked for a DNA test to be carried out on the samples, the FIS said.

The surprise is even greater given that Baldini, like all the other top level fencers in the Italian national team, has repeatedly undergone tests during the course of the season that have always been negative. "

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Mr. Phillips, who is represented by the Innocence Project, was the first person cleared of a crime by post-conviction DNA testing after Mr. Watkins took office in . An earlier request by Mr. Phillips for a DNA test was opposed by Mr. Watkins predecessor, Bill Hill.

DNA testing last year showed that Mr. Phillips, now 50, did not commit the 1982 rape and burglary for which he was convicted. Further tests showed that evidence from the crime matched the DNA of a different man who had died in prison.

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Investigators expect to have results this week on crucial DNA evidence taken from Casey Anthonys car. Investigators said they found stain in the trunk of Casey Anthonys car, hair samples and a bad smell coming from the trunk. Police question if the stain is biological or not. That question is expected to be answered when the DNA test results from the stain come back this week.

Grund released a statement to Channel 9: "I could not testify 100 pct. that I did hear her on that specific phone call. I still believe that I did hear her, but I cant separate this call with other calls I have had with Casey in the past. I definitely stand by what I said that I heard Casey scold Caylee to get off the table during that call on th. "

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Thats when she decided to contact Travis Tygart, ceo of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent body charged with conducting random drug testing of U. S. elite athletes. "She showed up without a lawyer, without an agent, without a coach," says Tygart of their two-hour meeting at USADAs offices in Colorado Springs last fall. "And withstood probably the worst cross examination of any of the other athletes. I kept asking her, Why should I believe you" Torres offered samples of whatever Tygart might need to help prove her drug-free status DNA, hair, blood, urine.

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In 2006, Moore became the first Kentucky Death Row inmate to request DNA testing on evidence from a murder predating the science allowing the tests.

Moores attorney, David Barron, said he will ask a judge Monday for a type of DNA testing that yields more specific results.

The male DNA that was tested did not match Moores, the motion said. Barron is asking for further testing at a private lab.

And rdquo;The Commonwealth argued extensively that the murderer wore these clothes, and ldquo; Barron said. and rdquo;If someones DNA is on them, and our clients DNA is not on them, that in itself is sufficient to show that he didnt wear them. and ldquo;

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