News Briefs

From The Guardian:

"Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain's most senior police forensics expert."
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Well, England did produce 1984 and Brave New World...

From Reuters:
"The thickest, oldest and toughest sea ice around the North Pole is melting, a bad sign for the future of the Arctic ice cap, NASA satellite data showed on Tuesday."
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More evidence of global warming to share with your doubting friends, if you're so inclined.