Category Archives: DNA

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Sept. 23

Somebody note the date and time: Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, the conservative former gubernatorial candidate who spent much of the spring trashing Gov. Jerry Brown, just said something nice about ... Gov. Jerry Brown.

Brown on Friday signed Donnelly's AB 1697, the DNA Protection Act, which prohibits using the state's criminal-justice DNA database from being used as a source of material for testing, research or experiments by any person, agency or entity seeking to find a causal link between genetics and behavior or health.

"I would like to thank Governor Brown for standing with me once again to defend the civil liberties of all Californians," Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, said in a news release. "California will continue to use DNA samples for forensics, missing persons, collecting evidence or other legal means. With AB1697 now law, we have prevented government from abusing our privacy. We have protected the civil rights of all Californians from this high tech tyranny."

Donnelly said the new law is critical to protecting those who've been arrested from the government's genetic snooping.

"Currently, the government of California has hoarded over 1.8 million DNA samples," he said. "As the cost of DNA sequencing decreases and the ability to process large amounts of data increases, the state has the unprecedented ability to link genetics with criminal activity. While this may sound like the movie 'Minority Report,' it is no longer science fiction. Thanks to AB1697 becoming law, the DNA of every Californian will be safe from being violated by an ever-intrusive government."

The bill certainly wasn't controversial. The Assembly passed it 78-0, and the state Senate passed it 33-0.

Sept. 24

A national marijuana advocacy group is filing papers with the secretary of state's office Wednesday to form a committee in support of a 2016 ballot measure for recreational legalization.

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Political Blotter: Former challenger praises Brown for DNA law

KOH TAO: 200 samples have brought cops no closer to killers, writes Wassayos Ngamkham.

As the number of DNA tests on suspects in the murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao exceeds 200, doubts have been raised as to whether the tests are leading investigators any closer to the killers.

On Thursday, investigators submitted a report to deputy police chief Pol Gen Somyot Pumpanmuang saying 209 DNA samples from 179 people, and other material evidence, had been collected for examination. The results are expected today.

However, forensic experts and Royal Thai Police adviser Jarumporn Suramanee said DNA tests alone could not lead to a solution.

He said the tests are just a way to solve the missing links of a murder case.

"It [DNA examination] is just a piece of the jigsaw leading to the murderer," said Pol Gen Jarumporn.

Police investigators can only see the whole picture of the crime if they piece together all the witness accounts, evidence and the environment where the killing took place.

It is a task that requires keen observation and patience, he said.

In his view, however, DNA tests of more than 200 samples were "too many", particularly when taking the cost of lab tests into account.

Authorities have spent more than 860,000 baht on the DNA tests, but the results have yet to lead to the killer.

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DNA Is A Test For Koh Tao Case

DNA tests are to be carried out to positively identify a body found in a car which burst into flames after crashing into a tree in Co Mayo in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Firemen from Westport and Castlebar fought the blaze which followed the single vehicle impact near Fahy National School on the Castlebar to Newport (R311) road around 1.30 am.

The car was well ablaze by the time fire crews arrived and there was nothing they could do to save the occupant. The vehicle was reduced to a charred shell in the inferno.

There is no indication from gardai as to whether the body recovered was that of a male or female. The remains were taken to Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar where a post mortem was being arranged today.

A Garda spokesman in Westport said DNA tests will be required to positively identify the victim.

Mayo chief fire officer, Seamus Murphy described the incident as most unusual and said the car involved had been burnt beyond all recognition.

Gardai at Westport (098-25555) are appealing for witnesses.

The Co Mayo crash was one of several over the weekend bringing to 141 the number of people killed on the Republics roads so far this year. The number is one more than the equivalent period last year.

Also yesterday morning a 27-year-old man lost his life when he was struck by a truck while walking along the hard shoulder of the Ennis Road in Limerick at about 6.45 am. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was not injured.

Meanwhile the 22 month-old-boy who died when he was struck by a van while playing in the garden of his home at Crieve Glebe, Letterkenny on Friday evening at around 6.45pm has been named as Joshua Coyle.

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DNA: Obama-Modi to fight against ISIS
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