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Forensic Metal Fingerprinting: Simple, Handheld Device Which Can Measure Corrosion on Machine Parts
October 20, 2010 Groundbreaking research into fingerprint detection now has an industrial application, thanks to a new invention by the scientist who developed the technique. Dr John Bond's method of identifying ... > full story -
Gene Linked to Drug Resistance in Malaria Pinpointed
October 12, 2010 Scientists have shed light on how malaria is able to resist treatment with a leading drug. Researchers have identified a gene that enables the parasite that causes the infection to resist treatment ... > full story -
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New Method to Identify People by Their Ears
October 10, 2010 Scientists working on biometrics in the UK have found a way to identify ears with a success rate of almost 100 ... > full story -
Voice Phishing: System to Trace Telephone Call Paths Across Multiple Networks Developed
October 5, 2010 Phishing scams are making the leap from email to the world's voice systems, and researchers have found a way to tag fraudulent calls with a digital "fingerprint" that will help separate legitimate ... > full story -
Biometric ID Technologies 'Inherently Fallible,' New Report Finds
September 24, 2010 Biometric systems -- designed to automatically recognize individuals based on biological and behavioral traits such as fingerprints, palm prints, or voice or face recognition -- are "inherently ... > full story -
Genes Related to Body Mass Discovered
September 15, 2010 Scientists who specialize in unconventional hunts for genetic information outside nuclear DNA sequences have bagged a weighty quarry -- 13 genes linked to human body mass. The experiments screened ... > full story -
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Facial Recognition Technology Aimed at Spotting Terrorists
September 15, 2010 Rapid improvements in facial-recognition software mean airport security workers might one day know with near certainty whether they're looking at a stressed-out tourist or staring a terrorist in the ... > full story -
Twins Are Intriguing Research Subjects for Biometircs Researchers
September 8, 2010 Researchers are examining how iris discrimination performs in twins to confirm prior claims that biometrics is capable of differentiating between ... > full story -
Scientists Identify DNA That May Contribute to Each Person's Uniqueness
August 11, 2010 Building on a tool that they developed in yeast four years ago, researchers scanned the human genome and discovered what they believe is the reason people have such a variety of physical traits and ... > full story -
Fast Forensic Test Can Match Suspects' DNA With Crime Samples in Four Hours
August 4, 2010 A newly developed test could make checking DNA from people arrested for crimes with DNA samples from crime scenes stored in forensic databases almost as easy as matching fingerprints. With the test, ... > full story
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