Home
Archive
Newsletters
Video
Blogs
Discuss
About
Search
Donate
Advertise
  • AlterNetYour turn

Support AlterNet
Do you value the information you're getting from AlterNet? Please show your support with a tax-deductible donation.


Feedback
Tell us how we're doing.

Advertisement
Advertisement

On AlterNet: dna testing

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "dna testing"

Rape Survivor: Our System Failed By Convicting the Wrong Man of the Crime Against Me

Rape Survivor: Our System Failed By Convicting the Wrong Man of the Crime Against Me

Matt Kelley, The Innocence Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 3, 2009.
Timothy Cole was convicted of raping a Texas student in 1985. He died in prison an innocent man. Now the victim in the case is speaking out.

Government-Funded Study Calls for Major Overhaul of Nation's Crime Labs

Government-Funded Study Calls for Major Overhaul of Nation's Crime Labs

Ben Protess, ProPublica. February 18, 2009.
A new report recommends taking forensics out of the hands of the DOJ and creating a new agency to police crime labs.

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Prisoners Have a Right to Post-Conviction DNA Tests

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Prisoners Have a Right to Post-Conviction DNA Tests

The Innocence BlogJanuary 28, 2009.
'Our Constitution gives every citizen the right to prove that he's innocent,' says Innocence Project Co-Director Peter Neufeld.

The Dangers of Do-It-Yourself DNA Testing

The Dangers of Do-It-Yourself DNA Testing

Niko Karvounis, Health Beat. November 14, 2008.
Pay $399 and spit in a tube, and you can have your genome mapped. But is it healthy to track your genetic lottery, disease by disease?