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Published: Monday, June 17, 2013, 12:01 a.m.

The words "Antonin Scalia was right" do not flow easily for me. But the court's most uncompromising conservative, who wrote a withering dissent, was correct when he issued a dire-sounding warning from the bench: "Make no mistake about it: Because of today's decision, your DNA can be taken and entered into a national database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason."

The case, involving a Maryland law that mandates DNA collection, scrambled the court's ideological seating chart. Scalia, of all people, sided with the liberals; while Justice Stephen Breyer, a liberal, joined the conservative majority.

Maryland v. King was an appropriate test case. A man named Alonzo King was arrested in 2009 on an assault charge. Police in Wicomico County took a DNA sample by swabbing the inside of his cheek -- without obtaining a search warrant -- as permitted under Maryland law. Months later, King's DNA profile was matched with evidence from a 2003 rape case. King was subsequently tried and convicted of the rape.

It's impossible not to applaud the result: A rapist who otherwise would have escaped justice was made to pay for his heinous crime. But the way this result was obtained, Scalia argued, ignores the Constitution.

The Fourth Amendment prohibits most warrantless searches without reasonable suspicion, and police had no reason to suspect that King had committed the rape -- or that he had committed any crime except the assault for which he had been arrested.

Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy accepted the state's argument that the DNA sample was actually a method of identification -- like a mug shot or a set of fingerprints -- and not an unreasonable search. With all due respect, this is a bunch of hooey. As Scalia put it, Kennedy's argument "taxes the credulity of the credulous."

Before the DNA test was even performed, police knew perfectly well who King was. They had his name, address, date of birth, height, weight, eye color, you name it. No question had been raised about his identity.

Months elapsed before King's DNA was entered into a national database. If identity were the purpose for collecting the sample, you'd think it would be compared with the DNA of people who looked like King or had a similar name. Instead, it was compared with DNA samples collected at the scenes of unsolved crimes.

In other words, the obvious purpose of collecting the DNA sample was to solve cold cases. This is an admirable goal. But there's that pesky Fourth Amendment.

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Prison officials can use reasonable force to take DNA samples from convicted felons who refuse to provide them, Connecticuts second-highest court ruled Monday. State law requires all convicted felons to provide DNA samples, but it does not specifically say that officials can use force. The Appellate Court said that prohibiting the state from using reasonable force would permit a felon to avoid his or her obligation to provide a DNA sample and thus frustrate the Legislatures goal of creating a DNA databank to assist in future criminal investigations. The ruling came in the appeals of two inmates, Mark Banks and Roosevelt Drakes, who challenged the states authority to take their DNA samples by force.

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BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Fiserv, Inc. (FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Navigant Credit Union, based in Smithfield, R.I., has selected the DNA account processing platform from Open Solutions, now part of Fiserv, to better serve its 62,000 members. The $1.4 billion asset credit union cited the proven business value of DNA along with its trust in Fiserv as a technology partner as key factors driving its decision.

We value our 15-year strong relationship with Fiserv and shared commitment to serving our members with the most technologically advanced solutions available, said Gary E. Furtado, president and Chief Executive Officer, Navigant Credit Union. With DNA, Navigant gains the strategic partnership of an industry leader and a proven, modern core platform. The flexible, open architecture and single database design of DNA will enable us to roll out new products quickly and easily, improving our efficiency and enhancing the member experience.

Recognized by industry leading analysts for its best-in-class technology, user experience and breadth of functionality, DNA from Fiserv is the first open, relationship-centered core banking platform built for global collaboration. DNA is a 24/7 continuous, real-time platform that employs a relational data model designed around the person, not the transaction, so Navigant staff can securely view complete profiles of their retail and commercial customers by person, product or account.

Banks and credit unions have always been attracted to DNAs innovative approach to core account processing, but now that we have the leadership and breadth of value-added solutions offered by Fiserv, interest in DNA is accelerating, said Steve Cameron, president, Open Solutions Division, Fiserv. Navigant Credit Union joins a large community of DNA clients who are leveraging the platforms openness and flexibility to serve the needs of todays digitally connected consumer.

With the platforms .NET architecture, Navigant can easily enhance DNA with solutions from Fiserv, third-party partners and applications developed by other DNA clients. The credit union will have access to the DNAcreator development toolkit, which allows the credit unions technical staff to create and sell custom core extensions called DNAapps to other financial institutions via the DNAappstore -- the first online marketplace for core innovation and collaboration through shared custom applications.

Credit unions have always turned to Fiserv for comprehensive solutions. The addition of DNA to our portfolio demonstrates the innovation and service we are known for and why Fiserv continues to partner with more credit unions than any other provider, said Mark Sievewright, division president, Credit Union Solutions, Fiserv.

Navigant will also implement a comprehensive solution set from Fiserv, including Card Services Debit Processing, the Accel payments network for ATMs and point of sale access, Velocity for consumer, home equity and small business loan origination, WireXchange for wire transfer processing, Prologue for accounting, Nautilus for document imaging and solutions for item processing, voice response, customer relationship management and business intelligence.

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DNA testing first helped release a man from jail on a rape charge in East St. Louis. Now, investigators are using DNA testing to put another man behind bars for the crime.

Dominic R. Hood, 18, of East St. Louis, has been charged with six counts of criminal sexual assault, one count of attempted aggravated criminal assault and one count of aggravated armed robbery, the St. Clair County state's attorney's office reported.

Hood is being held at the St. Clair County Jail on $1 million bond. Authorities say DNA information already in a database links Hood to the Jan. 29 rape.

The victim, a woman in her early 30s, was walking home from the Emerson Park MetroLink stop near Bowman Avenue and North 14th Street when she was approached by a gun-wielding man who demanded her valuables and then raped her.

Originally, Marlon M. Miller, 20, of East St. Louis, was arrested and held in connection with the crime. He was released after DNA tests cleared him.

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Contact: Emmanouil Dermitzakis emmanouil.dermitzakis@unige.ch 41-223-795-483 Universit de Genve

Methylation refers to a chemical modification of DNA and this modification can occur in millions of positions in the DNA sequence. Until now, scientists believed that this epigenetic phenomenon actively reduced the expression of certain genes. Today, a team of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, reveals that this is not always the case and that DNA methylation may play both a passive and active role in gene regulation. The mechanistic relationships between DNA sequence variability and gene expres- sion therefore prove to be more complex and variable than originally assumed. This discovery, published in the journal eLife, highlights the potential risks associated with over-interpreting a correlation rather than a causal link between two variables, especially when it comes to assessing disease predisposition.

The genome contains many genetic variations responsible for the diversity of living beings and their predisposition to developing certain diseases. Because of these variations, genes may be expressed differently from one individual to another. The same gene may likewise be expressed differently in different cells of a single person. These differences among individuals or cells may be mediated by genetic and/or epigenetic effects. Epigenetics is the chemical modification of DNA and its associated proteins, which may serve as a way for our cells to remember past exposures to environmental challenges or mediate genetic effects. It, therefore, offers a new way to study the role of the environment on the expression of our genes.

Causality vs. correlation

One epigenetic phenomenon, which the team from UNIGE has investigated, is DNA methylation. Until now, scientists believed that DNA methylation actively reduced the expression of certain genes. After having conducted a large-scale study performed on cells from the umbilical cords of 204 newborns, the researchers from UNIGE demonstrate that DNA methylation may play both a passive and active role in gene regulation. Indeed, in some cases, contrary to what was expected, DNA methylation has no impact on gene expression. The mechanistic relationships between DNA variability and gene expression prove to be more complex and variable than previously assumed. It was therefore essential to determine whether a causal link exists between methylation and gene expression, rather than relying on a simple correlation.

The results of this study shed light on the great complexity of factors that contribute to the physiological differences between people and allow us to better understand how genetic diseases develop, explains Maria Gutierrez-Arcelus, first author of this article and member of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Frontiers in Genetics.

This study highlights the prime importance of determining the causal relationship between biological variables in order to be able to draw reliable conclusions. Correlations are useful when we want to make the assessment of the status of a patient. But it is only with causal relationships that we can make decisions on the relevant medical inter- ventions and expect a predictable and reliable outcome. "Correlation simply allows you to state the facts about someone's health. Causali- ty is the way to actually intervene. It is the difference between stating that a door is locked and having the key to open it", says Emmanouil Dermitzakis, professor at the University of Geneva Medical School.

The researchers predict that the approach described in their study will pave the way to further develop the modelling of biomedical parameters and large-scale datasets in order to improve biological knowledge and patient outcome.

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DUBLIN, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5g3rx5/dna_sequencing) has announced the addition of the report "DNA Sequencing - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

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This report briefly reviews basics of human genome variations, development of sequencing technologies, and their applications. Current large and small sequencers are described as well as companies developing them. Various applications of sequencing are described including those for genetics, medical diagnostics, drug discovery and cancer. Next generation sequencing technologies, both second and third generations, are reviewed. Companies developing software for analysis of sequencing data are also included. Selected academic institutes conducting research in sequencing are also listed.

The current market is mostly for research applications and future markets will be other applications related to healthcare. The value of the DNA sequencer market in 2012 is described with estimates for 2017 and 2022. Various methods and factors on which market estimates depend are described briefly. Markets are tabulated according to geographical areas as well as applications. Small sequencers form the basis of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Several marketing strategies have been outlined.

The report includes profiles of 108 companies involved in sequencing and their 106 collaborations. The report text is supplemented by 36 tables, 12 figures and 320 selected references to the literature.

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Executive Summary

1. Introduction 2. DNA Sequencing Technologies 3. Comparative Analysis of Sequencing Technologies 4. Sequencing for Research 5. Applications of Sequencing in Healthcare 6. Markets for Sequencers 7. Companies Involved in Sequencing 8. References

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