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  Myth, Reality And Gun Crime

  July 29, 2009 — The assumption that gangs are at the root of gun crime in the UK is overstated, according to a new ... > full story
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  Poaching Crisis As Rhino Horn Demand Booms In Asia

  July 26, 2009 — Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new ... > full story
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  Red List Evaluating Conservation Of Species May Incorrectly Evaluate Island Species' Status

  July 24, 2009 — The criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List are an essential tool for evaluating the conservation status of species around the planet, and according to ... > full story
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  New Biosensor Detects Extremely Low Bacteria Concentrations Quickly, Easily And Reliably

  July 20, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new technique to detect extremely low concentrations of the typhus-inducing Salmonella typhi by using a biosensor, which is based on electrochemical measurements by means ... > full story
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  Analysis Of The Personality Of Psychopaths By Means Of Their Drawings

  July 14, 2009 — Researchers have developed a method to analyze the personality of people with psychopathologic disorders by means of their drawings. It consists of a series of Graphic Projective Tests (TPG) where ... > full story
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  New Advance In Revolutionary 'Bullet Fingerprinting' Technique

  July 13, 2009 — Chemistry researchers have developed a simple but effective way of lifting fingerprints. The technique involves studying the chemical and physical interactions occurring between the metal and the ... > full story
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  Faster, More Cost-Effective DNA Test For Crime Scenes, Disease Diagnosis

  July 8, 2009 — Scientists in Japan are reporting development of a faster, less expensive version of the fabled polymerase chain reaction, a DNA test widely used in criminal investigations, disease diagnosis, ... > full story
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  Regulation And Oversight Of Gun Sales Reduces Trafficking To Criminals, Study Finds

  July 7, 2009 — Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a new study. The study is the first to incorporate measures of the enforcement of gun sale ... > full story
• Origin of Life
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  Analysis Of Copernicus Putative Remains Support Identity

  July 7, 2009 — Researchers have published results from the analysis of the putative remains of Copernicus. A DNA-analysis of shed hairs found in a book from Museum Gustavianum, Uppsala University, was one ... > full story
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  Searchable Scanned Documents With Copy Protection For Archives Storage

  July 3, 2009 — An efficient new approach to archiving scanned documents that makes the text searchable and adds a watermark to images for copy protection and validation has been ... > full story

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