After 17 Years, DNA Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.
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Massachusetts has one of the strictest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court.
https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Massachusetts#Law#Rape #Police#Crime#DNA

After 17 Years, DNA Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.
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Massachusetts has one of the strictest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court.
https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Massachusetts#Law#Rape #Police#Crime#DNA

I had a great time at the most excellent #why2025 camp! Here a write-up of my own #DNA talks (with links to video & annotated slides), some observations on the tremendously terrible state of security & regulation, and what we could do about it, plus some nice photos!
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dna-talks-and-why2025/

Imagine a team of archaeologists excavating a megalithic tomb near Malmö. Everyone's old South Scandinavian peasant stock except for one person who was born to Sardinian immigrants.

Only one of the diggers is closely related to the megalith builders: the Sardinian Swede. Because old South Scandinavian peasant stock only arrived with the Corded Ware culture, long after the tomb was built. Sardinia is the main place where the meg builder genetics survive.

#dna #archaeology

Imagine a team of archaeologists excavating a megalithic tomb near Malmö. Everyone's old South Scandinavian peasant stock except for one person who was born to Sardinian immigrants.

Only one of the diggers is closely related to the megalith builders: the Sardinian Swede. Because old South Scandinavian peasant stock only arrived with the Corded Ware culture, long after the tomb was built. Sardinia is the main place where the meg builder genetics survive.

#dna #archaeology

🧬 Scientists Find Secret Code in Human DNA

｢ Though these strands of DNA may have started as "junk," they have gradually insinuated their way to playing a role in gene regulation today — suggesting a vast portion of unknown evolutionary history that we're only scratching the surface of ｣

https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-code-human-dna

#dna #genetics #science

“On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri approved the proposed purchase of all of the assets of 23andMe by TTAM Research Institute (“TTAM”) … TTAM is a nonprofit medical research organization founded by Anne Wojcicki (Co-Founder and former CEO of 23andMe).”

– 23andMe bankruptcy notice

Well this all sounds above board…

#DNA #data#23AndMe #genetics#BigTech#peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #bankruptcy#failingUpwards

“On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri approved the proposed purchase of all of the assets of 23andMe by TTAM Research Institute (“TTAM”) … TTAM is a nonprofit medical research organization founded by Anne Wojcicki (Co-Founder and former CEO of 23andMe).”

– 23andMe bankruptcy notice

Well this all sounds above board…

#DNA #data#23AndMe #genetics#BigTech#peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #bankruptcy#failingUpwards