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Actual Innocence

wrongly jailed" (Boyer). The first case they discuss is that of Marion Coakley, who "served more than two years in prison becaus...

Position Paper Opposing the Concept of DNA Databases

were barely able to keep up with the amount of DNA information that was being generated, and so a government committee suggested t...

Jack the Ripper and His Impact on History

mostly prostitutes - were savagely murdered and mutilated by an unknown assailant, but after November 1888, the slayings stopped a...

Technology and the Criminal Justice System

and foremost, its reliability for identification purposes (Technology and Human Values, 1997). In addition, it is widely used and...

The Many Applications of Genetic Engineering

can be amplified. Copies can be made off of the original template to use in biological and medical research and other application...

Watson’s DNA

this puzzle. While the article appears overall to be accurate, in that the author quotes reliable sources, Begley (2007) does not ...

The Many Applications of DNA Fingerprinting

outbreaks (Feedstuffs, 2010). An even more fascinating application of DNA fingerprinting is the use of biological material added ...

DNA A Tool in Criminal Justice

Practically since its discovery DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) has had phenomenal implications for the criminal justice system. With...

Our Evolving Use of DNA in Criminal Justice

The ways society goes about proving guilt or innocence in criminal justice has changed dramatically since the mid-twentieth centur...

Proving Innocence After Conviction Using DNA

Criminal justice is faced with many challenges when it comes to insuring that those accused of crimes are properly prosecuted....

Courtroom Admissibility of DNA Evidence

majority of people believe that Simpson is a murderer. In fact, the majority expresses this sentiment after watching testimony. La...

Patau's Syndrome: Trisomy 13

of their facial expressions are indicative of the condition, although the public often looks upon them as being somewhat unusual. ...

AIDS Virus and Possible Control Through a DNA Vaccine

In five pages this paper discusses the potential of a DNA virus in controlling the spread of HIV and full blown AIDS. One source ...

Arizona, the U.S., and Privacy Issues

In five pages this paper examines the U.S. as a whole and then focuses on Arizona in a consideration of such privacy issues as pri...

DNA Evidence and Its New Applications

In ten pages this paper examines the criminal investigative applications of DNA in a discussion of various techniques and evidence...

Investigation of the Green River Serial Killer Gary Ridgway

decomposed and hard to identify. Although Ridgway had always been considered one of the top five suspects in the case, County sher...

Criminal Justice and the Development of New Technology

three of the primary concerns with regard to DNA and paternity testing include the question of a "generally accepted scientific th...

Jefferson and Hemmings, Fiction or Fact

conception for the birth of all of those six children. There are no records that she was elsewhere during those times, or records ...

Criminal Justice System and the Effects of Technology

details. Digital enhancement of such evidence has made the retrieval and identification of even the tiniest and most illegible ev...

Identification Capabilities of DNA

and moral implications of such technology. However, overall, it is clear that using DNA as an identification tool is notably bett...

Cancer Chemopreventative Agents and Their Effects

In five pages the article by Wendy Smith, Jamal Arif, and R. Gupta entitled 'Effects of cancer chemopreventative agents on microso...

Beyond Popular Cloning Myths

(Cullis 145). That is to say that the clone is an exact duplicate -- all the way down to the unique DNA molecules -- of the plant...

DNA Research Focus

In nine pages the controversies of DNA research is the focus of this paper that discusses the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, ...

Contemporary Evolution Theory

separate newspapers, "I dont believe there is any real contradiction between the theory of evolution and the creation of the world...

Barry Scheck's Innocent Project and DNA

of an individual in a criminal trial. Perhaps even more fascinating, however, is the use of DNA to prove the innocence of an indi...

Cancer and the Mutation Role of the p53 Gene

In five pages this research paper discusses how DNA damage causes p53 gene mutation when various cancers develop. Four sources ar...

Overview of Important Global Issues

In six pages significant global issues including DNA selection of baby sex, deforestation, euthanasia, family, divorce, genetic en...

Tutorial on Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, and DNA Testing

In five pages this tutorial considers 4 newspaper articles on DNA testing and examines them from deductive and inductive reasoning...

Nursing and DNA Cloning

(Wilson, 1997). This may have significant information to import to scientists concerning the aging process since aging is related ...

Structure and Analysis of DNA and Implications for Society

In twelve pages DNA is considered an overview of its composition, methodologies, and how this technology impacts upon contemporary...