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DNA tests on chess champion’s corpse exclude paternity

DNA tests on former chess champion Bobby Fischer’s corpse have shown that he was not the father of a Filipino girl, as claimed by his former lover, an attorney involved in the dispute said on Tuesday.

Lawyers: DNA tests prove chess icon Bobby Fischer not biological father of 9-year-old girl

DNA tests have shown that chess genius Bobby Fischer was not the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines, bringing a paternity claim against his estate to a close, two lawyers familiar with the case said.

Lawyers: DNA tests prove chess icon Bobby Fischer not biological father of 9-year-old girl

LONDON – DNA tests have shown that chess genius Bobby Fischer was not the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines, bringing a paternity claim against his estate to a close, two lawyers familiar with the case said Tuesday.

DNA shows chess legend Fischer was not girl’s father, lawyer says

REYKJAVIK (AFP) DNA tests on the body of chess legend Bobby Fischer show he is not the father of a nine-year-old Filipino girl at the center of a row over his estate, a lawyer for a rival claimant said Tuesday. US-born Fischer died in Iceland in January 2008 aged 64 and his remains were [...]

Lawyers: DNA tests prove chess icon Bobby Fischer not biological father of 9-year-old girl

DNA tests have shown that chess genius Bobby Fischer was not the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines, bringing a paternity claim against his estate to a close, two lawyers familiar …

DNA shows Fischer was not Filipino girl’s fatherlawyer

REYKJAVIKDNA tests on the body of chess legend Bobby Fischer show he is not the father of a nine-year-old Filipino girl at the center of a row over his estate, a lawyer for a rival claimant said Tuesday.

DNA tests: Bobby Fischer not the father of Filipino girl

REYKJAVIK DNA tests on former chess champion Bobby Fischer’s corpse have shown that he was not the father of a Filipino girl, as claimed by his former lover, an attorney involved in the dispute said on Tuesday.

DNA shows Fischer not girl’s dad: lawyer

DNA tests on the body of chess legend Bobby Fischer show he is not the father of a nine-year-old Filipino girl, a lawyer for a rival claimant says.

DNA test ‘proves Fischer not girl’s father’

A DNA test has determined that the late chess champion Bobby Fischer is not the father of a nine-year-old Filipino girl, her lawyer has said. The Supreme Court in Reykjavik had ordered Mr Fischer’s body exhumed to prove whether Jinky Young was Mr Fischer’s daughter.

DNA checks paternity suit vs. Fischer

LONDON — DNA tests from the exhumed remains of chess genius Bobby Fischer proved that he was not the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines, bringing a paternity claim against his estate to a close. The test result was announced yesterda…

Prisoner A Victim, Too, DNA Tests Show

DNA testing has implicated a notorious serial rapist in a second attack for which his former neighbor was tried a quarter-century ago.

Nanoscale DNA sequencing could spur revolution in personal health care

A new technique works at a very small scale to sequence DNA quickly and relatively inexpensively.

DNA Repair Genes Help Predict Impact Of Chemo For Melanoma

A link between the level of active DNA repair genes in melanoma tumours and the effectiveness of chemotherapy for skin cancer patients has been established for the first time by a team of scientists. The study, part-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Clinical Cancer Research* , found that higher levels of DNA repair [...]

DNA shows baby’s body found in Raritan River was girl thrown over bridge

TRENTON DNA testing has confirmed that the infant found on the banks of the Raritan River on April 24 is in fact the 3-month-old girl who was allegedly thrown from the Driscoll Bridge by her father more than two months ago, officials said Monday.

DNA leads to arrest in 1986 murder cold case

DNA led to an arrest in connection with a 1986 cold case murder of a 63-year-old widow in San Bernardino.

DNA test favors Va. man convicted of rape

RICHMOND, Va. DNA tests conducted under Virginias one-of-a-kind post-conviction DNA testing program indicate that a man who served seven years in prison for a 1979 rape didnt commit the crime, and he wants Virginias high court to declare him innocent. Calvin Wayne Cunningham would be the eighth man exonerated by decades-old biological evidence and [...]

DNA fingerprinting not exactly reliable in forensics

London, Aug 12 : DNA evidence is not exactly reliable in criminal investigation as interpretation of samples can be highly subjective and prone to error, says a new study.

DNA links man to kidnapping, sexual assault

DNA links man to kidnapping, sexual assault

DNA testing of family members

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – DNA testing has advanced around the country. In California, a family member’s DNA helped lead to an arrest in the so-called Grim Sleeper’ killings that started in the 80’s. But in Virginia, the effort to use that same technology is now part of a state study.

DNA test indicates wrong man convicted of rape

RICHMOND DNA tests conducted under Virginia’s one-of-a-kind post-conviction DNA testing program indicate that a man who served seven years in prison for a 1979 rape didn’t commit the crime, and he wants Virginia’s high court to declare him innocent.