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China conducts mass DNA testing in Tibet to monitor citizens
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 18 (ANI): China's oppression of Tibet is not hidden from anyone and the communist nation is now carrying out mass DNA testing to create a biological database of people to monitor them.
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Mortal remains of last four from chopper crash also identified, to be rele
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Positive identification of the mortal remains of the remaining four soldiers who lost their lives in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, has been done through DNA testing and will be released to the family members on Sunday morning, the Indian
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Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates India's first wildlife DNA testing lab in Nag
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated India's first wildlife DNA testing lab in Nagpur on Friday, said the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
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Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA tes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Texas [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): Today's DNA testing is highly accurate, but errors still occur due to the limited genetic information accessible with current technologies. These errors can have a serious impact on people's lives. In a recent study, researchers suggest that new technology has sho
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Courts take speedy action in cases involving rape of minors; Turn to foren
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI/ BusinessWire India): Reports of sexual violence against women and children on the rise again in India after an initial dip in crime with the onset of nationwide lockdown.
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Delhi FSL doubles number of mobile forensic units to cater to rising deman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Delhi Forensic Science Laboratory (DFSL) has been sanctioned three more Mobile Crime Scene Units in addition to existing four units to handle the increasing volume of requests for crime scene examination and DNA evidence collection from
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AIIMS forensic dept calls for one-stop sexual assault examination centres
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): In a symposium on the 'Role of Forensic DNA Technology in Expediting Justice and Fighting Crime' held here on Wednesday, an expert panel led by the forensic department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) called for country-wide implementation
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Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi calls for implementation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 17(ANI/BusinessWire India): In a symposium on the 'Role of Forensic DNA Technology in expediting justice and fighting crime, held at India International Centre today, an expert panel led by the forensic department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New
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India's state forensic labs expanding infrastructure on back of rising dem
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Led by Delhi and Maharashtra, India's forensic laboratories have managed to reduce pendency of DNA testing cases by a 50 per cent national average. While Delhi has eliminated most of its case backlog, Maharashtra is upgrading facilities a
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Experts call for making DNA testing mandatory in violent crimes
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In a compelling debate on forensic DNA technology's role in fighting crime, organised at the Foreign Correspondents' Club-South Asia, forensic, legal, and policy experts attributed the rise in crimes against women in India to more reportin
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Indian Forensic Labs set to double DNA testing volume
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Delhi [India] March 28 (ANI/ BusinessWireIndia): As per recent estimates, the number of DNA profiles developed from crime scene evidence has doubled over a year from 10,000 cases tested in 2017 to nearly 20,000 this year.
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Himachal Pradesh to ramp up forensic labs with advanced DNA testing facili
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Nov 2 (BusinessWire India): The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Himachal Pradesh is all set to make new DNA technology upgrades to its State and Range Forensic Science Laboratories (RFSLs) that will increase the number of cases being analysed.
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