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Stumbleupon Releases New Version for iOS

Stumbleupon revamps their site for the iOS with better navigation, page previews and Stumble DNA. Stumbleupon was formed in 2001 and is the brain child of  Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith, Justin LaFrance and Eric Boyd....

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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Feature: How weak DNA evidence railroaded—and then rescued—Amanda Knox

If you watch crime dramas, you'll be forgiven for the impression that DNA evidence makes an airtight case. And if you do have that impression, you might be confused about the internationally famous...

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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 Net News No Comments

How science funding is putting scientific data at risk

A Policy Forum in today's issue of Science takes a look at what's become a significant problem in the sciences: enabling and maintaing unfettered access to large collections of scientific data. Although the...

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Thursday, October 28th, 2010 Net News No Comments

FBI Lab Gives Short Shrift to Missing Persons Cases

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving short shrift to processing DNA from missing persons cases, taking as long as two years to handle profiles, according to a Department of Justice Office of...

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Monday, August 9th, 2010 Net News No Comments

DNA Sample from Son Leads to Arrest of Alleged Serial Killer Father

Authorities in California arrested an alleged serial killer after matching a DNA sample from his incarcerated son to crime-scene evidence. The relatively new familial-DNA search technique is a controversial method that critics say...

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Monday, July 12th, 2010 Net News No Comments

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