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  Antibody Tests On Fingerprints To Detect Drugs And Diseases

  May 16, 2007 — Scientists can now use fingerprints to reveal drug and doping transgressions and to diagnose diseases. They have also been able to use specific antibodies to differentiate between the fingerprints of ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  Pediatricians And Pathologists See Traumatic Brain Injury Differently

  May 14, 2007 — Confronted with the same hypothetical scenarios of traumatic brain injuries to children, pediatricians and pathologists were unable to agree half the time whether the deaths should be investigated as ... > full story
• Spintronics Research
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  Magnetic Computer Sensors May Help Study Biomolecules

  May 10, 2007 — Magnetic switches like those in computers also might be used to manipulate individual strands of DNA for high-speed applications such as gene sequencing, experiments at the National Institute of ... > full story
• Memory
  Intelligence
  Dementia
  Forensics
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  Scientists Develop New Tool To 'Freeze' Crime Scene Memories

  April 27, 2007 — Scientists have developed a powerful new tool that 'freezes' the memory of crime scenes in the minds of witnesses. The tool - a self-administered interview applied by witnesses at crime scenes - ... > full story
• Pharmacology
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  HIV and AIDS
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  Today's Healthcare
   

  Collapse Of Teenage Clubber Highlights Dangers Of New Drug

  April 27, 2007 — The collapse of a teenage clubber after taking a tablet containing 1-benzylpiperazine has highlighted the dangers of this new drug of abuse which many doctors are unfamiliar with, according to an ... > full story
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  Hidden Fingerprints Revealed

  March 15, 2007 — Hidden fingerprints can be now be revealed quickly and reliably thanks to two developments in ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
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  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Charles Darwin
   
  

  'Lost Tomb Of Jesus' Reveals New Scientific Evidence Supporting Possible Find of Jesus Family Tomb

  February 26, 2007 — Scientific analysis of limestone ossuaries (bone boxes) and physical evidence found in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Talpiot, Jerusalem, provide credible new information that the tomb once may have held ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Weapons Technology
  Food and Agriculture
  Botany
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  Protecting Crops From Terrorist Attack

  February 20, 2007 — A sound and safe agricultural system is critical to national security, but are US crops, a cornerstone of the nation's economy, vulnerable to attack? The latest information on strategies currently in ... > full story
• Behavior
  Perception
  Psychology
  Racial Issues
  Brain Injury
  Consumer Behavior
   
  

  Decision Making Isn't Always As Rational As You Think (or Hope)

  February 15, 2007 — When making tough choices about terrorism, troop surges or crime, we usually go with our gut. The human brain is set up to simultaneously process two kinds of information: the emotional and the ... > full story
• Textiles and Clothing
  Ancient Civilizations
  Forensic Research
  Lost Treasures
  Optics
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  Forensic Photography Brings Color Back To Ancient Textiles

  February 8, 2007 — Archaeologists are now turning to forensic crime lab techniques to hunt for dyes, paint, and other decoration in prehistoric textiles. Although ancient fabrics can offer clues about prehistoric ... > full story

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