MELBOURNE, Florida — In a troubling nationwide trend taking place in even small towns, police are collecting DNA from citizens without a warrant and then turning it over to private companies for permanent storage. Police departments in several states are ...
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State Secretly Stores Millions Of DNA Samples Without Consent
Your child’s DNA and blood samples cannot be recorded and stored without your knowledge, right? Apparently not. An Indiana TV station’s investigation shocked parents when they learned that millions of DNA samples from children are being stored at an undisclosed ...
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Editor’s note: The author is a policeman. Last year, there were more than 2 million burglaries in the US. About one every 15 seconds. If you have ever experienced your house being broken into, it is a sickening event. It ...
Read More »Poor Diet Can Alter Our Genes — Another Reason to Eat Healthy
Everyone wants to stay healthy. So walking around with antibacterial soaps, sprays and sanitizers often seems like a safeguard against disease-causing microbes. But did you know that 90 percent of the cells in your body are actually microbial – and ...
Read More »Search And Seizure: Your DNA Is No Longer Protected By Fourth Amendment
The Supreme Court’s ruling that allows law enforcement to collect DNA samples from arrested suspects without a warrant passed by a 5-4 margin last week with unlikely partners on both sides of the ruling. An uncommon alliance of Justices Ruth ...
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