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  Physicists Use Ion Beams to Detect Art Forgery

  January 20, 2012 — Nuclear physicists are using accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other art. The results of their tests can serve as powerful ... > full story
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  Dangerous Choking 'Game' Prevalent Among Teens in Texas

  January 18, 2012 — Nearly one out of seven college students surveyed at a Texas university has participated in the 'Choking Game,' a dangerous behavior where blood flow is deliberately cut off to the brain in order to ... > full story
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  Study Maps Destructive Path from Cigarette to Emphysema

  January 18, 2012 — Scientists described the track the toxic smoke takes through the tissues and how they accomplish their destructive ... > full story
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  Traditional Physical Autopsies – Not High-Tech 'Virtopsies' – Still the Gold Standard for Determining Cause of Death, Experts Claim

  January 16, 2012 — TV crime shows like Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing highly detailed scans and video images of victims’ insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are at best in ... > full story
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  Software for Analyzing Digital Pathology Images Proving Its Usefulness

  January 13, 2012 — As tissue slides are more routinely digitized to aid interpretation, a software program is proving its utility. In bladder cancer test case, a new software tool separates malignancy from background ... > full story
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  Satellite Imagery Detects Thermal 'Uplift' Signal of Underground Nuclear Tests

  January 10, 2012 — A new analysis of satellite data from the late 1990s documents for the first time the "uplift" of ground above a site of underground nuclear testing, providing researchers a potential new tool for ... > full story
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  Scientists Crack Medieval Bone Code

  January 3, 2012 — The existence of brucellosis, an infectious disease still prevalent today, has now been confirmed in ancient skeletal ... > full story
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  Pharmacists Crucial in Plan for Terrorist Chemical Weapons

  December 9, 2011 — Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a new study. Thanks to their extensive knowledge of toxic agents, and how to treat those who have been exposed, ... > full story
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  Catching Terrorists: Backpacks, Not the Bombs Inside, Key to Finding DNA

  December 8, 2011 — Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives, according to pioneering ... > full story
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  New Biometric Data Standard Adds DNA, Footmarks and Enhanced Fingerprint Descriptions

  December 7, 2011 — The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a revised biometric standard that vastly expands the type and amount of information that forensic scientists can share across ... > full story

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