DNA

A vendor picks up corn at her stall in a market in Beijing. China has approved genetically modified strains of corn and rice. (Eter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

Californians To Vote On Nation’s Broadest GMO Food Labeling

California voters will decide in November whether to require special labels for foods that contain genetically modified ingredients.

2012/06/12

Antolin Garcia-Torres during a previous court appearance. (CBS)

Sierra LaMar Murder Suspect’s Attorney Removed From Case

The court-appointed attorney for the man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Morgan Hill teenager has been removed from the case.

2012/06/07

California Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma (CA Democratic Caucus)

Bay Area Assemblywoman Urges Child ID’s In Case Of Abduction

California Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma is urging parents to put together child identification kits to assist law enforcement in the event of an abduction.

2012/05/02

Jessica Funk-Haslam was found murdered in a Sacramento park on March 6th. (CBS)

DNA Taken From Students In Case Of Murdered Sacramento 8th Grader

Detectives investigating the killing of a Sacramento 13-year-old last month have collected DNA samples from a number of Sacramento middle school students.

2012/04/17

Claysor Diaz (San Leandro Police Department)

DNA Results Lead To Arrest In San Leandro Sexual Assault

A man suspected of sexually assaulting a female victim at knifepoint in San Leandro last week has been taken into custody.

CBS San Francisco–2012/03/30

DNA Leads To Charges In 1974 Oakland Murder Of 13-Year-Old

DNA evidence has allowed Alameda County prosecutors to file charges against a man suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering a 13-year-old Oakland girl 38 years ago.

2012/03/14

Wesley Shermantine is an inmate on California’s death row. Shermantine and his friend Loren Herzog were dubbed the “Speed Freak Killers” for a murder spree in the 1980s and 90s. (CBS)

Remains Of Another Victim Of Central Valley Killer Found, Identified

Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been preliminarily identified as one of his victims.

2012/02/11

(L-R) Nikolaus Crumbley, William Payne, (SF Police Dept.)

Not Guilty Plea In ’83 San Francisco Cold Case Murder

A man accused in the strangling death of another man in San Francisco’s McLaren Park nearly 30 years ago pleaded not guilty to murder charges Thursday.

2012/02/02

San Francisco Man Arrested After DNA Linked To 1983 Cold Case Murder

A 47-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a murder in San Francisco’s McLaren Park nearly three decades ago after a DNA hit linked him to the crime, police and prosecutors said Tuesday.

2012/01/31

California Clears Backlog Of Crime Scene DNA Tests

By hiring more analysts and updating the technology, the California Attorney General’s office has eliminated the months-long backlog of DNA testing, which is going to be a big help to local investigators who rely on DNA evidence to solve crimes.

2012/01/26

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