Senate passes DNA bill aimed to cut crime
A bill strengthening and modernizing Pennsylvania’s use of DNA technology to fight violent crime was approved on Monday, July 13, by the state Senate. “Pennsylvania’s DNA database was created more than two decades ago and since that time, tremendous progress has been made with DNA science,” Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, said in a press release. “It’s time for Pennsylvania to catch up with the science.…