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  Gun Control: Focus on Manufacturers, Not Just Buyers, Study Shows

  January 23, 2013 — As the gun control debate continues, an expert says the focus should be on those who distribute guns, not solely on those who buy ... > full story
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  Biometrics Using Internal Body Parts: Knobbly Knees in Competition With Fingerprints

  January 23, 2013 — Forget digital fingerprints, iris recognition and voice identification, the next big thing in biometrics could be your knobbly knees. Just as a fingerprints and other body parts are unique to us as ... > 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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  Power's Punishing Impact: Power Linked to Tendency to Punish Harshly

  January 17, 2013 — Providing a sense of power to someone instills a black-and-white sense of right and wrong (especially wrong), new research shows. Once armed with this moral clarity, powerful people then perceive ... > 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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  Broader Background Checks and Denial Criteria Could Help Prevent Mass Shooting Catastrophes, Experts Say

  December 27, 2012 — A gun violence prevention expert and emergency medicine physician, believes broader criteria for background checks and denials on gun purchases can help prevent future firearm violence, including ... > 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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  Illegal Hunting in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania: Social and Molecular Genetic Methods of Combating Crimes Against Fauna

  December 17, 2012 — Tanzania has many different and diverse wildlife populations spread across a network of protected areas extending over the whole country. These wildlife populations are under threat from illegal ... > full story
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  Data on Financial Crime Is Not Credible, UK Research Finds

  December 13, 2012 — The UK Government and police efforts to tackle financial crime -- from business fraud to tax evasion -- are hampered by a lack of accurate data about the nature and extent of offending, according to ... > full story

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