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Facial-Recognition Technology Proves Its Mettle
In a study that evaluated
some of the latest in
automatic facial recognition
technology, researchers were
able to quickly identify one
of the Boston Marathon
... > full story
New Device Can Extract Human DNA With Full Genetic Data in Minutes
Engineers have created a
device that can extract
human DNA from fluid samples
in a simpler, more efficient
and environmentally friendly
... > full story
Startling Survival Story at Historic Jamestown: Physical Evidence of Survival Cannibalism
A forensic analysis of
17th-century human remains
proves that survival
cannibalism took place in
historic Jamestown,
... > full story
Canada's Distinctive Tuya Volcanoes Reveal Glacial, Palaeo-Climate Secrets
Deposits left by the
eruption of a subglacial
volcano, or tuya, 1.8
million years ago could hold
the secret to more accurate
... > full story
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Archaeological Genetics: It's Not All as Old as It at First Seems
May 20, 2013 — Genomic analyses suggest that patterns of genetic diversity which indicate population movement may not be as ancient as previously believed, but may be attributable to recent ... > full story -
Collecting DNA for Human Rights: How to Help While Safeguarding Privacy
May 15, 2013 — DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we safeguard the personal privacy of innocent victims and family members? A new report identifies a number of key ... > full story -
Searching for Clandestine Graves With Geophysical Tools
May 14, 2013 — It's very hard to convict a murderer if the victim's body can't be found. And the best way to hide a body is to bury it. Developing new tools to find those clandestine graves is the goal of a small ... > full story -
Researcher Reveals New Way to Safeguard Forensic Dna Samples Against Contamination
April 29, 2013 — DNA evidence is invisible and remarkably easy to transfer, making it possible for a sample to be spilled or even planted on a piece of evidence. Scientists have now developed a solution that ... > full story -
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Poor Parenting -- Including Overprotection -- Increases Bullying Risk
April 25, 2013 — Children who are exposed to negative parenting -- including abuse, neglect but also overprotection -- are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of ... > full story -
Honor Among (Credit Card) Thieves?
April 22, 2013 — A criminologist dug into the seamy underbelly of online credit card theft and uncovered a surprisingly sophisticated network of crooks that is unique in the cybercrime ... > full story -
Forensic Sciences Are 'Fraught With Error'
April 22, 2013 — Researchers review various high-profile false convictions and provide an overview of classic psychological research on expectancy and observer effects and indicates in which ways forensic science ... > full story -
Engineer Working to Put More Science Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
April 18, 2013 — Scientists are working to put more fluid dynamics behind the bloodstain pattern analysis used at crime scenes. They are developing instruments and methods to produce, study and analyze ... > full story -
Towards the Origin of America's First Settlers
April 17, 2013 — The international scientific community faces the exciting challenge of discovering the origin of America's first settlers. A new publication shapes some alternatives to the hypothesis of a single ... > full story -
Memory, the Adolescent Brain and Lying: The Limits of Neuroscientific Evidence in the Law
April 16, 2013 — Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new study, researchers used fMRI brain scans to detect whether a person recognized ... > full story
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