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  DNA Profiling For Tracing Parental Ancestry Becomes More Accurate And Reliable

  December 23, 2008 — A lesser known but rapidly growing application of DNA profiling is tracing paternal ancestry. NIST researchers recently published a paper with recommendations for genealogy testing that they hope ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Vitreous Humor In The Eye Helps To Establish Time Of Death

  December 4, 2008 — Scientists have proposed a new method to estimate the approximate time of death. This is based on the analysis of several substances from the vitreous humor of the eye of cadavers, according to an ... > full story
• Food
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  Organic Chemistry
  Organic
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  Pesticides Are In For It Now

  November 29, 2008 — Chemists have developed a method to detect pesticide residues in foodstuffs -- a method that may also be of interest for other areas and may enable quality checks on a running ... > full story
• Biometric
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  'America's Most Wanted' Murder Case To Be Investigated By Pioneering UK Forensic Scientist

  November 20, 2008 — A murder case on America's Most Wanted list is to be tackled by a forensic scientist at the University of Leicester and Northamptonshire ... > full story
• Optics
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  Improved Spectrometer Based On Nonlinear Optics

  November 12, 2008 — Scientists have created a new highly sensitive infrared spectrometer. The device converts light from the infrared part of the spectrum to the visible part, where the availability of superior optical ... > full story
• Trees
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  Invasive Species
   
  

  Identifying Invasive Australian Pine Trees In Florida

  October 31, 2008 — Invasive Australian pines that crowd out native plants in Florida present a particular conundrum. In the Sunshine State, it can be very difficult to tell the look-alike Casuarina species and ... > full story
• Evolution
  Origin of Life
  Charles Darwin
  Early Humans
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  DNA Could Reveal Your Surname

  October 7, 2008 — Researchers have shown that men with the same British surname are highly likely to be genetically linked. The results of the research have implications in the fields of forensics, genealogy, ... > full story
• Justice
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  Crime Definition And Control Are Central To The Transnational Condition

  September 25, 2008 — A new article suggests that the contemporary global system is ripe with existential anxieties that are symptoms of momentous historical change and argues that, for good or bad, crime definition and ... > full story
• Forensic Research
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  What Is The Impact Of CSI-Style Programming On Jurors?

  September 24, 2008 — A new psychological study aims to investigate how accurate people’s perceptions about forensic science are, where these beliefs come from, and how this forensic awareness may impact on jury ... > full story
• Organic Chemistry
  Biotechnology
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  Biochemistry
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  Photonic Crystal Biosensors Detect Protein-DNA Interactions

  September 23, 2008 — Scientists have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors ... > full story

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