Forensic News

Posted May 11, 2012:

• Forensic Scientist Tracks the Crime Scene Invaders

Posted May 2, 2012:

• Iceman Mummy: 5,000-Year-Old Red Blood Cells Discovered -- Oldest Blood Known to Modern Science

Posted April 27, 2012:

• DNA Fingerprinting Enters 21st Century

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Deep Sequencing Reveals Potentially Toxic, Trade-Restricted Ingredients in Some Traditional Chinese Medicines

Posted February 29, 2012:

• Foot Bones Allow Researchers to Determine Sex of Skeletal Remains

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Barriers to the Use of Fingerprint Evidence in Court Is Unlocked by Statistical Model

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Unilateral Divorce Laws Caused Temporary Spike in Violent Crime

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Dangerous Choking 'Game' Prevalent Among Teens in Texas
• Study Maps Destructive Path from Cigarette to Emphysema

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Traditional Physical Autopsies – Not High-Tech 'Virtopsies' – Still the Gold Standard for Determining Cause of Death, Experts Claim

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Software for Analyzing Digital Pathology Images Proving Its Usefulness

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Scientists Crack Medieval Bone Code

Posted December 9, 2011:

• Pharmacists Crucial in Plan for Terrorist Chemical Weapons

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Prototype Hand-Held Drug Testing Device Launched

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Digging Up Clues: Research on Buried Blow Flies to Help Crime Scene Investigators

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Tests to Catch the Makers of Dangerous 'Legal High' Designer Drugs

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Some Youth Too Immature to Stand Trial, Experts Say

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Health-Based Approach May Help ID Groups at Risk of Genocide
• Genetic Defect That Leaves Some Without Fingerprints: Researchers Trace Cause to Rare Mutation

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Source of Haitian Cholera Outbreak Uncovered

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Researchers Track Source of Haitian Cholera Outbreak; Lessons from 2001 Anthrax Case Help Pinpoint Source of Disease

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Test for Classifying Force Used in Bottle Stabbings: New Study Aids Understanding of Force Required for Creating Injury

Posted June 22, 2011:

• Scientists Accurately Predict Age With Saliva Sample

Posted June 15, 2011:

• UK First Use of 3-D Imaging Derived from Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Imaging in UK Trial

Posted June 14, 2011:

• Forensics: Lamps and Spectrometers Used to Age Bruises Precisely

Posted June 6, 2011:

• Brain Scans Appear to Show Changes Associated With Violent Behavior

Posted May 27, 2011:

• Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Bacteria Could Help Fight Back Against Antibiotic Resistance

Posted April 26, 2011:

• Medical Evidence of Torture Neglected in Guantánamo Bay Detainees, Suggests Review of Records

Posted April 14, 2011:

• Human Factors/ergonomics Research Leads to Improved Bunk Bed Safety Standards

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Forensics: Developing a Tool for Identification -- Even Using Very Degraded DNA Samples

Posted April 11, 2011:

• Pharmacogenetics Testing Offers Way to Reduce Deaths from Drug Toxicity

Posted April 5, 2011:

• DNA Stretching: New Technique to Detect Illnesses

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Facial Structures of Men and Women Have Become More Similar Over Time

Posted March 23, 2011:

• Long-Term Methadone Treatment Can Affect the Brain

Posted March 22, 2011:

• Forensics: Overweight People Really Are Big-Boned

Posted March 7, 2011:

• Microbial Forensics Used to Solve the Case of the 2001 Anthrax Attacks

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Building Trust With Cooperative Witnesses in a Crime Investigation
• New Non-Surgical Autopsy Technique Set to Revolutionize Post-Mortem Practice

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Converting 2-D Photo Into 3-D Face for Security Applications and Forensics
• New Technique to Help Catch Sexual Offenders: Scientists Detect Condom Lubricant on Fingermarks for the First Time

Posted January 11, 2011:

• CT Helps Identify Bullet Trajectories

Posted January 3, 2011:

• Hair Color of Unknown Offenders Is No Longer a Secret

Posted December 1, 2010:

• CT Best at Uncovering Drug Mule Payload, Study Finds

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Age Estimation from Blood Has Immediate Forensic Application

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Seeing the Invisible: New 'CSI Tool' Visualizes Bloodstains and Other Substances

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Forensic Scientists Use Postmortem Imaging-Guided Biopsy to Determine Natural Causes of Death

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Researchers Calculate Societal Costs of Five Major Crimes; Finds Murder at $17.25 Million

Posted September 29, 2010:

• After Traumatic Event, Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in Children by 73 Percent

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