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  Forensic Scientist Tracks the Crime Scene Invaders

  May 11, 2012 — Marks on a dead body could indicate violence and therefore murder. But they might have been made by legions of insects. A forensic scientist has built up data that will be a big aid to detectives ... > full story
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  Iceman Mummy: 5,000-Year-Old Red Blood Cells Discovered -- Oldest Blood Known to Modern Science

  May 2, 2012 — His DNA has been decoded; samples from his stomach and intestines have allowed us to reconstruct his very last meal. The circumstances of his violent death appear to have been explained. However, ... > full story
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  DNA Fingerprinting Enters 21st Century

  April 27, 2012 — Researchers have created a three-step algorithm, lobSTR, that in one day accurately and simultaneously profiles more than 100,000 short tandem repeats in one human genome sequence -- a feat that ... > full story
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  Victims of Online Dating Scams Feel Doubly Traumatized

  April 18, 2012 — Online dating scammers groom their victims by developing 'hyper-personal' relationships which can leave victims feeling doubly ... > full story
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  Deep Sequencing Reveals Potentially Toxic, Trade-Restricted Ingredients in Some Traditional Chinese Medicines

  April 12, 2012 — Researchers have used new DNA sequencing technology to reveal the animal and plant composition of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Some of the TCM samples tested contained potentially toxic ... > full story
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  Significant Skull Differences Between Closely Linked Groups

  April 12, 2012 — In order to accurately identify skulls as male or female, forensic anthropologists need to have a good understanding of how the characteristics of male and female skulls differ between populations. A ... > full story
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  Online Dating Scammers Looking for Money, Not Love

  March 28, 2012 — Online romance scams, a new form of cybercrime, is under-reported and increasing, and has victimized an estimated 230,000 people in England, costing them nearly $60 billion a year, according to a ... > full story
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  Exploding Dinosaur Hypothesis Implodes

  March 28, 2012 — A pregnant ichthyosaur female that perished 182 million years ago puzzled researchers for quite some time: The skeleton of the extinct marine reptile is almost immaculately preserved and the ... > full story
• Early Climate
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  Marine Forensics Expert Seeks to Vindicate Titanic Survivors' Account

  March 23, 2012 — On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, marine forensics experts are re-interpreting the statements made by survivors at the 1912 official inquiries into the ... > full story
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  Archaeologists Reconstruct Diet of Nelson's Navy With New Chemical Analysis of Excavated Bones

  March 23, 2012 — Salt beef, sea biscuits and the occasional weevil; the food endured by sailors during the Napoleonic wars is seldom imagined to be appealing. Now a new chemical analysis technique has allowed ... > full story

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