Posts Tagged ‘forensics’
Bone DNA dates disease to Middle Ages
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A study of skeletal remains suggests the infectious disease brucellosis has been endemic to Albania since at least the Middle Ages. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Dec 13, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
Terrorists leave DNA on backpack, not bomb
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 2, 2011 9:15 - 0 Comments
Portable, pronto anthrax detection
CORNELL (US) — A device about the size of a suitcase can detect the presence of the anthrax bacterium in about one hour—even with a sample as small as 40 microscopic spores. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 12, 2011 10:07 - 0 Comments
High stress in forensic sleuthing
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Decreased revenues are causing forensic labs around the country to close, leaving labs understaffed, overworked, and poorly funded. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 8, 2011 9:58 - 2 Comments
Fine-tuning mug shot match game
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Newly-developed software is able to automatically match hand-drawn facial sketches to mug shots stored in law enforcement databases. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 7, 2011 18:19 - 3 Comments
Century-old murder conviction debunked
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — New evidence finds that a doctor from Michigan was wrongly accused of one of the most infamous murders in British history. (more…)
Best of 2010, Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2010 13:01 - 3 Comments
How rare is your fingerprint?
U. BUFFALO (US) — A computer scientist has figured out a way to determine how rare a fingerprint is—and how likely it is to belong to a particular crime suspect. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 26, 2010 10:57 - 0 Comments
After bad experiences, memory fails us
CORNELL (US)—Emotions provoked by negative events can cause distorted inaccurate memories—particularly in adults, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 12, 2010 10:01 - 0 Comments
Coating reveals geometry of aging fingerprints
PENN STATE (US)—A new coating process can reveal hard-to-develop fingerprints on nonporous surfaces without altering the chemistry of the print. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 17, 2010 10:20 - 0 Comments
ID’d by your personal ‘trail of bugs’
U. COLORADO (US)—Forensic scientists may soon be able to identify individuals using types of hand bacteria left behind on objects like keyboards and computer mice. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 19, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments
Carthage infant sacrifice debunked as myth
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—New research refutes the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 10, 2009 17:00 - 1 Comment
Can eyewitnesses trust their memory?
IOWA STATE (US)—Memory can play tricks, sometimes preventing us from remembering important details. When that happens to an eyewitness in a criminal case, psychologist Gary Wells says it could be a matter of life and death for the identified suspect. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2009 16:11 - 0 Comments
Bitemark evidence less reliable than DNA
U. BUFFALO (US)—A new study challenges the commonly held belief that every bitemark can be perpetrator identified, and concludes that bitemarks should be very carefully evaluated in criminal investigations where perpetrator identity is the focus of a case. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 29, 2009 11:46 - 0 Comments
Cold case artists solve mummy mystery
Chicago artist Joshua Harker used traditional forensic methods and multiple CT scans to create an image of the face of a mummy at the University of Chicago.
