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Technology & Science

Dec. 22, 2007

New DNA Test Could Change Toxic Tort Trials

Until now, the strategy in toxic exposure cases has been clear - perform a slew of physical exams and pay a toxicologist to defend the results. But lawyers say a new DNA testing technique could shift that model or erase it all together.

By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Until now, the strategy in toxic exposure cases has been clear - perform a slew of physical exams and pay a toxicologist to defend the results.
      But lawyers say a new DNA testing technique could shift that model or erase it all together.
      The DNA test, developed by a Los Angeles-based genomic research f...

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