DNA Identity Mix-Up In Bone Marrow Donors, And Miscarriages Of Justice Involved
...nds of the two men revealed that not only were the convict and suspect brothers, but the inmate had received a bone marrow transplant from his brother. As a result, his blood was populated with cells bearing his brother's DNA profile. Abirami Chidambaram, from the Alaska State Scientific Crime Detection Lab...'Hooded Horror': Death by Hanging
...st method was the Short-drop hanging wherein the convict drops just a few inches and the struggling ensures that the noose gets tightened. Death occurs by strangulation, leading to asphyxia. This method continues to be employed in the Middle Eastern countries, most often, in public. Standard drop hanging ...China Cracks the Whip Against Drug Manufacturers Who Fail Quality Norms
...nces are usually commuted to life in prison if the convict is deemed to have reformed. Cao, who oversaw the pharmaceutical registration department, was secretary to Zheng Xiaoyu, the head of the agency, in the 1980s. Zheng was sentenced to death in May for taking bribes to approve substandard medicines, in...