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  Most Comprehensive Tree of Life Shows Placental Mammal Diversity Exploded After Age of Dinosaurs

  February 7, 2013 — Scientists have generated the most comprehensive tree of life to date on placental mammals, which are those bearing live young, including bats, rodents, whales and ... > full story

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  1990s Drop in New York City Crime Not Due to CompStat, Misdemeanor Arrests, Analysis Finds

  February 4, 2013 — New York City experienced a historic decline in crime rates during the 1990s, but it was not due to the implementation of CompStat or enhanced enforcement of misdemeanor offenses, according to a new ... > full story
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  Discovery of Remains of England's King Richard III Confirmed

  February 4, 2013 — The University of Leicester has confirmed that it has discovered the remains of England's King Richard III. At a specially convened media conference, experts unanimously identified the remains ... > full story
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  Cyclone Did Not Cause 2012 Record Low for Arctic Sea Ice

  January 31, 2013 — It came out of Siberia, swirling winds over an area that covered almost the entire Arctic basin in the normally calm late summer. It came to be known as "The Great Arctic Cyclone of August 2012," and ... > full story
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  New Imaging Technique for Identifying the Age and Sex of a Corpse

  January 23, 2013 — Researchers have designed a new computing system that determines the age and sex of a corpse with a reliability of 95%. This state-of-the-art system is very different from the traditional macroscopy ... > full story
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  What Did Our Ancestors Look Like? Hair and Eye Color Can Be Determined for Ancient Human Remains

  January 13, 2013 — A new method of establishing hair and eye color from modern forensic samples can also be used to identify details from ancient human remains, finds a new study. The HIrisPlex DNA analysis system was ... > full story
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  First Cost-Benefit Analysis of DNA Profiling Vindicates 'CSI' Fans

  January 10, 2013 — The first rigorous analysis of the crime-fighting power of DNA profiling finds substantial evidence of its ... > full story
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  Hubble Reveals Rogue Planetary Orbit for Fomalhaut B

  January 8, 2013 — Newly released Hubble Space Telescope images of a vast debris disk encircling the nearby star Fomalhaut and a mysterious planet circling it may provide forensic evidence of a titanic planetary ... > full story
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  Improving DNA Amplification from Problematic Plants

  January 3, 2013 — The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a common technique used to amplify, or copy, pieces of DNA. Amplified DNA is then used in genetic analyses for everything from medicine to forensics. In plant ... > full story
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  Pharaoh's Throat Was Cut During Royal Coup, Study Shows

  December 17, 2012 — Conspirators murdered Egyptian king Ramesses III by cutting his throat, concludes a new ... > full story

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