Liliana Segura, AlterNet. July 16, 2009. Laws expanding DNA collection from people accused of crimes are passing in states across the country. But it doesn't mean that justice will be done.
The New York Times June 18, 2009. The 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who acknowledged DNA's "unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty.”
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.
Jeffrey Deskovic, AlterNet. September 16, 2008. I went to jail as a teenager for a rape and murder I didn't commit. Here are the reforms necessary to make sure it does not happen again.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 22, 2008. On May 21, after nearly 26 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Michigan prisoner Walter Swift was finally released. But is he really free?
The Innocence Project, The Innocence Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 22, 2008. Attorneys waited for their client's death before admitting he was the real killer in the murder that sent Alton Logan to prison for half his life.
Steve Connor, Independent UK. February 1, 2008. The science world is divided on a discovery that could soon have humans living for multiple lifespans -- if we want to.
Corinne Ramey, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: Video. January 7, 2008. Charles Chatman is the 15th wrongfully convicted prisoner in Dallas County who has been exonerated by DNA evidence since 2001.
Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 29, 2007. New companies claim to reveal the secrets of your DNA, but will the information cause more harm than good?
Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 1, 2007. Consumer biotech can measure and alter biological states for the mass market -- which goes much further than the consumer electronics craze over iPhones and Wiis.
Marcy Darnovsky, AlterNet. October 19, 2007. A new Nobel laureate's work shows that the prospect of genetically engineering children is controversial but no longer just a fantasy.
Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2007. Pam Spaulding: Just because you're the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA doesn't make you an expert on race and intelligence.
Ziba Kashef, ColorLines. October 18, 2007. The study of human genes has resurged a debate about the nature of race, with dangerous consequences for criminal justice.
Alisa Opar, Plenty Magazine. October 13, 2007. With the California Condor already saved, genetic samples from endangered species at the Frozen Zoo will prevent extinctions all over the planet.
Laura Wright, OnEarth Magazine. August 9, 2007. Discoveries about how chemicals and environmental toxins interact with our DNA and make us susceptible to disease could revolutionize our concept of illness.
