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If 23andMe goes bankrupt its 15 million customers and their families may be at risk, experts say
Read full article: If 23andMe goes bankrupt its 15 million customers and their families may be at risk, experts say23andMe, the popular at-home genetic testing company, has helped millions of people uncover their family roots and health risks through DNA analysis. Experts fear as the company faces financial issues they may sell the data.
California authorities capture suspects in break-ins at Lake Tahoe homes: a mama bear and three cubs
Read full article: California authorities capture suspects in break-ins at Lake Tahoe homes: a mama bear and three cubsCalifornia authorities have captured four suspects in multiple break-ins at homes around South Lake Tahoe: a mama bear and three of her cubs.
Testing facing longer delays at Houston Forensic Science Center, even after millions more invested
Read full article: Testing facing longer delays at Houston Forensic Science Center, even after millions more investedThere are concerns over what KPRC 2 Investigates has uncovered involving forensic testing delays at the Houston Forensic Science Center, which is resulting in significant backlogs.
Deputies used DNA sample from urine left at scene to arrest suspect who burglarized Magnolia Park church in 2021
Read full article: Deputies used DNA sample from urine left at scene to arrest suspect who burglarized Magnolia Park church in 2021A man who burglarized a church back in 2021 has been arrested after deputies say they used DNA samples from the “urine” he left at the scene to make the arrest.
Exhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims
Read full article: Exhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victimsAt a cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, work is underway to remove bodies from their graves for a second time in an effort to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
DNA links Conroe man executed by lethal injection in 2002 to cold case murder of 12-year-old 43 years ago, officials say
Read full article: DNA links Conroe man executed by lethal injection in 2002 to cold case murder of 12-year-old 43 years ago, officials sayDNA evidence has solved the cold case of a 12-year-old Montgomery County girl killed more than 40 years ago. The murderer will not have the opportunity to stand before any judge or jury, however, because he has already been put to death for another murder, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
TDCJ says DNA linking escaped inmate to area where family of 5 was killed came back after murders
Read full article: TDCJ says DNA linking escaped inmate to area where family of 5 was killed came back after murdersThe Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed Wednesday that the DNA that had been collected from a nearby cabin two days before the Collins family of five were killed came back after the murders.
Trust Index: COVID-19 vaccine myths
Read full article: Trust Index: COVID-19 vaccine mythsSeveral Anti-Vaccine groups have released videos claiming some people got Bell’s Palsy after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We are putting the biggest COVID-19 myths and fears through the KPRC 2 Trust Index with the help of two infectious disease experts. Typically, the life of messenger RNA like this is a few hours.”The Trust Index also considers this to be not true. It’s an MRA vaccine, so it’s impossible to get COVID from this vaccine.”Once again, the Trust Index labels this fear not true. Do you have a question or concern for our Trust Index team to look into?
DNA helps crack Florida cold case
Read full article: DNA helps crack Florida cold case(WBBH/NBC News) – Detectives in Punta Gorda, Florida say they’ve cracked a 30-year-old homicide case has using DNA evidence. Members of the Charlotte County Cold Case Unit held a press conference Monday about the murder of Sharon Gill, a woman who was killed in her home on March 21, 1990. Roland “Rollie” Thomas Davis, 68, has been linked to the murder after detectives confirmed DNA evidence connected him to the crime. Davis is currently on death row in Ohio for the stabbing death of an 86-year-old woman. As for a motive, detectives believe Davis is “probably just a psychopath,” and say he could be connected to other murders both in Florida and other states.