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Woman contacted by stranger on DNA site - and the truth about her birth unravelled
A sharp, funny woman with shoulder-length white hair, Susan tells me her story from her sunny front room somewhere in ...
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Uncover your family secrets with a MyHeritage DNA kit for less than $40
MyHeritage is a genealogy platform that offers DNA testing kits and access to billions of historical records. The platform allows users to build family trees, discover ancestral connections and ...
Faulty DNA test kits were used in thousands of L.A. County criminal cases, authorities say
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department used DNA testing kits for months without realizing they were faulty. An internal ...
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LA County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits for months
Some 4,000 samples will need to be retested. Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's ...
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LASD to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty test kits for 8 months
In August, a manufacturer of DNA testing kits sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warning officials to stop using certain test kits that had proved prone to giving ...
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Faulty DNA Tests Were Used in Thousands of L.A. Criminal Cases, Sheriff Says
The manufacturer of the test ... kits were likely defective, but it kept using them for several months. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Reporting from Los Angeles Los Angeles County will retest about 4,000 ...
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LA County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits for months
Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, on Wednesday, a supervisor became aware ...