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Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006: DNAG -- South Louisiana Serial Killer Workshop to Be Presented at the American Academy of Forensics Science (AAFS) Annual Meeting on February 20, 2006 in Seattle, Washington!
Market Pulse News Alert for this AM, Stocks to
Watch are: DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (OTC BB: DNAG), eOn Communications Corp.
(NASDAQ: EONC), Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Applied Materials, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMAT).
Investors need to be watching DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (OTC BB: DNAG) this
AM! DNAPrint is a developer of genomics-based products and services focused
on drug development, pharmacogenomic diagnostic tests, forensics
technology, and consumer genetic tests. DNAPrint's family of products for
the law enforcement forensics and consumer markets include DNAWitness,
RETINOME (a predictive test for inferring eye color from a DNA sample),
ANCESTRYbyDNA, and EURO-DNA. DNAPrint's management sees exciting growth
opportunity in these markets to introduce and sell their novel products and
services. DNAG just had excellent news out in a press release before
Thursday's opening bell announcing that Dr. Matthew Thomas, Senior
Scientist, is a scheduled speaker at the South Louisiana Serial Killer
Workshop at the AAFS Annual Meeting on February 20, 2006 in Seattle,
Washington! This could be great news for investors!
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (OTC BB: DNAG) today announced that Dr. Matthew
Thomas, Senior Scientist, is a scheduled speaker at the South Louisiana
Serial Killer Workshop at the AAFS Annual Meeting on February 20, 2006 in
Seattle, Washington. Dr. Thomas will explain DNAPrint Genomics' role in
focusing investigation efforts towards the correct suspect, Derrick Todd
Lee, in the South Louisiana Serial Killer case. Dr. Thomas's presentation
will explain the science behind the DNAWitness product and demonstrate the
process that resulted in test results reflecting Derrick Todd Lee's 85%
Sub-Saharan African ancestry. This information was instrumental in focusing
investigation efforts on appropriate suspects. The refocused investigation
resulted in an arrest less than two months after DNAPrint Genomics provided
the information and the suspect was ultimately convicted.
The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is one of the world's largest and
most renowned organizations of forensic scientists, with nearly 6,000
members in 57 countries. The annual meeting involves presentation of
scientific papers and workshops designed to keep forensic scientists on the
cutting edge of solving crime. One such workshop at this year's meeting
involves a very complex, multifaceted investigation, which culminated in
the apprehension and conviction of a serial killer. The experts involved in
the case, including an investigator, several scientists, the profiler and
legal experts, will come together to share their expertise and learning
experiences, in the hopes of educating attendees so they can solve similar
crimes more efficiently in their home jurisdictions.
In 2002 and 2003, murders of six victims were linked to a single assailant
in Southern Louisiana. Multiple agencies were involved in the
investigation and eventual prosecution of the cases, culminating in the
death penalty sentence of Derrick Todd Lee in 2004. The hunt for the
serial killer generated considerable media coverage, and resulted in wide
sweeping effects to policy, legislation and funding. A variety of
approaches were taken in the forensic investigation and prosecution of the
crimes, including a blending of new technologies and trusted older
techniques. The investigative use of databases generated unique leads when
applied to the field of physical matching and comparison. A variety of DNA
analytical methods, techniques, and applications were employed to link
crimes together, eliminate suspects, implicate Lee, and bring novel
investigative information to the serial killer task force, including
ancestry determination which demonstrated that he was 85% African.
"The successful outcome of the Louisiana Serial Killer case in 2003 was a
milestone for our DNAWitness forensic technology and brought nationwide
attention to DNAPrint's capabilities in helping to solve complex crimes,"
stated President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gabriel. "Since that
time, DNAWitness or Retinome technologies are currently being utilized in
more than 100 cases worldwide. Retinome provides an accurate inference of
iris (eye) color from the measurement of proprietary single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) distributed throughout the human genome and is a
further advancement of DNAWitness technology. We are proud of our role in
this investigation and we believe that there are many cases that would
benefit from the application of our forensic technologies."
The forensic community will benefit by learning the keys to success, and
avoiding the pitfalls, in large, multidiscipline, multiple murder
investigations. Techniques learned will be immediately employable by
forensic scientists, investigators and administrators in their own
jurisdictions and casework. The forensic community and society as a whole
will benefit through protection of individuals' rights by rapid exoneration
of innocent suspects, the increased public safety resulting from early
apprehension of serial predators, and the reduced-cost benefit of an
effective investigation using the latest technology.
About DNAPrint Genomics, Inc.
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (www.dnaprint.com) is a developer of genomics-based
products and services in two primary markets: biomedical and forensics.
DNAPrint Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, develops
diagnostic tests and theranostic products (drug/test combinations) using
the Company's proprietary ancestry-informed genetic marker studies combined
with proprietary computational modeling technology. Computational Biology
and Pharmacogenomics services are also offered externally to
biopharmaceutical companies. The Company's first theranostic product is
PT-401, a "Super EPO" (erythropoietin) dimer protein drug for treatment of
anemia in renal dialysis patients (end stage renal disease). Pre-clinical
and clinical development of all the Company's drug candidates will benefit
from simulated pre-trials to better design actual trials and are targeted
to patients with a genetic profile indicating their propensity to have the
best clinical response. DNAPrint is proud of its continued dedication to
developing and supplying new technological advances in law enforcement and
consumer ancestry heritage interests. Please refer to www.dnaprint.com for
information on law enforcement and consumer applications which include
DNAWITNESS(TM), RETINOME(TM), ANCESTRYbyDNA(TM) and EURO-DNA(TM).
DNAWitness-Y and DNAWitness-Mito are two tests offered by the Company. The
results from these tests may be used as identification tools when a DNA
sample is deteriorated or compromised or other DNA testing fails to yield
acceptable results.
Stocks in the news and acting well as of late include: eOn Communications
Corp. (NASDAQ: EONC), Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Applied Materials, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMAT).
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