After Golden State, the government finally moves
More than a year after the GSK apprehension through genetic genealogy, the feds are finally moving and looking closely at what’s been going on, New federal rules limit police searches of family tree DNA databases: The DOJ interim policy, which takes effect on 1 November, is intended to “balance the Department’s relentless commitment to solving […]
Profiling hair color by DNA
Hair Color of Unknown Offenders Is No Longer a Secret: The research findings demonstrate that on the basis of DNA information it is possible to determine with an accuracy of more than 90 percent whether a person has red hair, with a similarly high accuracy whether a person has black hair, and with an accuracy […]