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New DNA Test to Solve More Cases

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-can't-get-away-with-anything-anymore dept.

Krishna Dagli writes From the BBC,"Tens of thousands of unsolved crimes could be cracked with a new forensic technique, it has been claimed.The Forensic Science Service (FSS) is piloting a computer-based analysis system which can interpret previously unintelligible DNA samples.It claims the technique is a world first which will boost its crime detection rates by more than 15%.The method is being tested by the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Northumbria and Humberside police forces."

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  1. I can summarise TFA pretty quickly: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DNA is sampled with a mouth swab from the suspect.

    If the president thinks the suspect committed the crime, he or she is locked up for life without possibility of parole or a visit from an attorney.

  2. Re:It has been claimed? by DittoBox · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    England, you fool. You know, the place where all the guys in the funny hats and white wigs invented, well, uhh...English. Now, any Brits here want to say the obligatory "Damn Yanks?"

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  3. The real question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Will OJ be able to find the real killers now?