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The DNA detectives : how the double helix is solving puzzles of the past / by Meyer, Anna,1976-author.(CARDINAL)550466;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-224) and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; DNA.; DNA; DNA fingerprinting.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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DNA fingerprinting : the ultimate identity / by Fridell, Ron.(CARDINAL)652450;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-108) and index.Discusses the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, the processes involved, its initial use, and its past and present role in forensic identification, conservation biology, and human genetics.
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting; Forensic sciences;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Family history in the genes : trace your DNA and grow your family tree / by Pomery, Chris.(CARDINAL)424512;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting.; DNA.; Genealogy.; Genetics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Genetic genealogy : the basics and beyond / by Doolin-Aulicino, Emily F.(Emily Fay),1947-author.(CARDINAL)725385;
"Finally, in the rapidly evolving field of genetic genealogy an up-to-date resource is here! A Genetic Genealogy Handbook: The Basics and Beyond provides genealogists with the knowledge and confidence to use DNA testing for family research. The book guides genealogists in understanding various tests and determining what DNA segments came from which ancestor. The book explains how DNA testing helps when written records stop and discusses how testing proves or disprove oral family history. Learn which tests help adoptees; understand why you resemble your relatives and how testing can connect you with cousins you never knew. Discover how to encourage potential cousins to test and learn guidelines for becoming a project administrator, genetic genealogy speaker or facilitator for your genealogical society's DNA interest group. A Genetic Genealogy Handbook: The Basics and Beyond helps experienced and fledgling researchers become genetic genealogists able to use DNA testing to resolve genealogical roadblocks." -- Goodreads
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting.; Genealogy.; Human genetics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Truth Machine: The Contentious History of DNA Fingerprinting. by Lynch, Michael,1948-(CARDINAL)738837;
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting; Criminalistiek.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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DNA evidence / by Nardo, Don,1947-(CARDINAL)781768;
MARCIVE 09/10/08Includes bibliographical references (page 98) and index.This book introduces DNA analysis, a forensic technique, discussing the development of DNA profiling, the steps of the process of DNA profiling, and some cases in which DNA profiling has cleared innocent people, convicted guilty people, and solved many mysteries.
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting; Forensic genetics; DNA fingerprinting.; Forensic genetics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lost family : how DNA testing is upending who we are / by Copeland, Libby,author.(CARDINAL)834207;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index.Prologue -- Alice is not Alice -- Crude beginnings -- Somebody ought to start a business -- Your truth or mine? -- Non-paternity events -- Alice and the double helix -- Eureka in the chromosome -- Search angels -- 27 percent Asia central -- What to claim -- The mystery of Jim Collins -- The simplest explanation -- The American family -- Your genes are not yours alone -- Late night -- Alice redux -- Where we're going."You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to find answers to questions at the core of your being, like "Who am I?" and "Where did I come from?" Welcome to the age of home genetic testing. In The Lost Family, journalist Libby Copeland investigates what happens when we embark on a vast social experiment with little understanding of the ramifications. She explores the culture of genealogy buffs, the science of DNA, and the business of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe, all while tracing the story of one woman, her unusual results, and a relentless methodical drive for answers that becomes a thoroughly modern genetic detective story. Gripping and masterfully told, The Lost Family is a spectacular book on a big, timely subject" -- Goodreads.com.
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Genetic genealogy.; DNA fingerprinting.; Identity (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The lost family : how DNA testing is upending who we are / by Copeland, Libby,author.(CARDINAL)834207;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index.Prologue -- Alice is not Alice -- Crude beginnings -- Somebody ought to start a business -- Your truth or mine? -- Non-paternity events -- Alice and the double helix -- Eureka in the chromosome -- Search angels -- 27 percent Asia central -- What to claim -- The mystery of Jim Collins -- The simplest explanation -- The American family -- Your genes are not yours alone -- Late night -- Alice redux -- Where we're going."You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to find answers to questions at the core of your being, like "Who am I?" and "Where did I come from?" Welcome to the age of home genetic testing. In The Lost Family, journalist Libby Copeland investigates what happens when we embark on a vast social experiment with little understanding of the ramifications. She explores the culture of genealogy buffs, the science of DNA, and the business of companies like Ancestry and 23andMe, all while tracing the story of one woman, her unusual results, and a relentless methodical drive for answers that becomes a thoroughly modern genetic detective story. Gripping and masterfully told, The Lost Family is a spectacular book on a big, timely subject"--inside dust cover
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Genetic genealogy.; DNA fingerprinting.; Identity (Psychology);
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 18
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Inside the cell : the dark side of forensic DNA / by Murphy, Erin E.(Law teacher),author.(CARDINAL)610797;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-372) and index.The Basics : DNA Typing for Dummies -- The Dirty Business of Crime : the Challenge of Forensic Samples -- Phantom Suspects : The Prevalence of DNA Transfer -- Contamination, Mistake, and Outright Fraud -- Single Cell Samples : Low Copy Number DNA -- Brave New World of Probabilities -- Dangers of the Database : Cold Hits and Coincidental Matches -- Confusion in the Box : DNA on Trial -- Fishing for Suspects -- "License, Registration, and Cheek Swab, Please" -- Sneak Sampling, Dragnet Searches, and Rogue Databases -- Genetic Informants : Familial Searches -- Beyond Junk: Screening for Physical and Behavioral Traits -- DNA at the Fringes: Twins, Chimerism, and Synthetic DNA -- Race and the Universal DNA Database -- The road to reform -- Conclusion.
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Code of a killer [videorecording] / by Madeley, Anna,1977-actor.(CARDINAL)857336; Simm, John,actor.(CARDINAL)347775; Strong, James(Director),director.; Threlfall, David,actor.;
John Simm, David Threlfall, Anna Madeley, Lorcan Cranitch, Jaz Deol.Originally broadcast on television in 2015.Follows a detective and a scientist as they struggle to become the first people to convict a murderer based on DNA profiling techniques.TV rating: Not rated.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; DNA fingerprinting; Scientists;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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