Global team looks at wheat’s DNA for ways to improve crop
November 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Considered by some to be the Mount Everest of crop genomes, the challenging wheat genome is close to being scaled.
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New DNA encyclopedia shows complex inner workings
September 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks and offer new insights into the biology of disease. Continue Reading
New London teen charged with theft, caught by DNA evidence
August 26, 2011 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR An 18-year-old New London teen made his first court appearance Thursday on a felony theft charge and a misdemeanor property damage charge for allegedly stealing and damaging a snowmobile last March.
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UPDATE: 3 convicted in 1993 Cub Scout slayings free after judge accepts plea deal
August 19, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
UPDATED 5:21 P.M.Three men convicted of killing three 8-year-old Cub Scouts and dumping their bodies in an Arkansas ditch were freed from nearly two decades in prison today, after they agreed to plead guilty to secure the release of one of them from death row. Continue Reading
DNA testing confirms bin Laden’s death
May 2, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The Obama administration used DNA testing and other means to confirm that elite American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, officials confirmed today, as the world absorbed the stunning news. Continue Reading
AP sources: DNA testing proves bin Laden death
May 2, 2011 in West Central Tribune
Two Obama administration officials say DNA evidence has proven that Osama bin Laden is dead, with 99.9 percent confidence. Continue Reading
ELCA issues revised statement on genetics and faith
February 24, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America released today a proposed social statement, “Genetics, Faith and Responsibility,” revised some since a draft last year raised controversy among some members who said it rejected modern farming practices such as genetically-modified seed. Continue Reading
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NDSU DNA lab closes over lack of funds
January 28, 2011 in INFORUM
Operations were suspended Friday at a North Dakota State University forensic DNA lab due to a loss of federal funding. Continue Reading
New London man pleads to amended sex charge
December 13, 2010 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR James Benjamin Bonine, 46, of New London, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct for performing a sex act on a sleeping man in July 2009.
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Teen pleads to charge in burglary, as DNA testing does him in
November 30, 2010 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR A 19-year-old Spicer teen pleaded guilty Monday to a second-degree burglary charge for breaking into a Willmar home which ultimately led to $11,000 in damage in addition to the $10,000 in property taken, including a gun.
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