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Researchers Track Source of Haitian Cholera Outbreak; Lessons from 2001 Anthrax Case Help Pinpoint Source of Disease
August 23, 2011 — Employing technology that reads the entire DNA code, researchers have pinpointed the source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed more than 6,000 people and sickened ... > full story -
Happiness Can Deter Crime, a New Study Finds
August 22, 2011 — Happy youth report less involvement with crime, and programs that increase happiness could deter crime and drug ... > full story -
Right to Remain Silent Not Understood by Many Suspects; Confusion About Constitutional Rights Can Lead to Self-Incrimination, Psychologist Reports
August 5, 2011 — Almost 1 million criminal cases may be compromised each year in the United States because suspects don't understand their constitutional rights, according to new ... > full story -
Pioneering Fingermark Technology Uses Mass Spectrometry Imaging to Provide Crime Scene Investigators With Key Extra Details
July 29, 2011 — A pioneering technology to detect fingermarks at crime scenes, which provides additional information about a suspect, is a step closer to being incorporated into traditional forensic investigations ... > full story -
Organized Crime Is Wiping out Wildlife, Report Finds
July 27, 2011 — An immense and increasingly sophisticated illegal trade in wildlife parts conducted by organized crime, coupled with antiquated enforcement methods, are decimating the world's most beloved species ... > full story -
Coho Salmon at Risk in U.S. Urbanizing Watersheds
July 26, 2011 — For a decade researchers in Seattle have worked to solve the mystery of why adult coho salmon are dying prematurely in urban streams when they return from the ocean to mate and spawn. The researchers ... > full story -
Test for Classifying Force Used in Bottle Stabbings: New Study Aids Understanding of Force Required for Creating Injury
July 20, 2011 — Engineers in the UK have for the first time created a way of measuring how much force is used during a stabbing using a broken bottle. The advance is expected to have significant implications for ... > full story -
Rockin' Tortoises: A 150-Year-Old New Species
June 28, 2011 — Researchers investigated a desert tortoise from the United States Southwest and northwestern Mexico. What was thought to be a simple problem in species identification turned out to be a very complex ... > full story -
Student Publishes Case for Faster, Less Expensive DNA Analysis
June 27, 2011 — A student's undergraduate research is challenging a widely held assumption on the best way to analyze old DNA in anthropological and forensic investigations. At issue is the best way to sequence ... > full story -
Scientists Accurately Predict Age With Saliva Sample
June 22, 2011 — Self-conscious about your age? Careful where you spit. Geneticists now can use saliva to reveal how old you are. The findings suggest a myriad of potential applications, including the development of ... > full story
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