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How Forensic Science is Unlocking the Mysteries of Fatal Lightning Strikes
Scientists have found the smoking gun in forensic lightning pathology that will help develop life-saving knowledge to address the lethal effects of the increasing...Read More
New approach to skeletal age-estimation can help identify juvenile remains
New research by SFU archaeologists could help forensic teams in their work to estimate the age of the remains of children discovered during archaeological...Read More
Study finds Smartphone Sensors can be used to Detect Cannabis Intoxication
A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is intoxicated after...Read More
Study Evaluates the Use of Hands as a Biometric Identifier
Security systems rely on detailed images of hands to ensure permissions and access to private information and spaces. So while hands can definitely be...Read More
Touch DNA from Pills Can Snare Drug Makers, Dealers
Forensic scientists have for the first time shown that DNA can be recovered from the surface of capsules after just 15 seconds of contact...Read More
New Research tool May Help Understand the Inaccuracies of Eyewitness Testimony
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an innovative tool to aid in the investigation of how we perceive and remember visual experiences....Read More
Persistence and Recovery of DNA on Submerged Duct Tape
Duct tape and items retrieved from water are common pieces of evidence in forensic casework. However, there is little research uniting DNA recovery from...Read More
Study suggest need to replace ‘ancestry’ in forensics with something more...
A new study finds forensics researchers use terms related to ancestry and race in inconsistent ways, and calls for the discipline to adopt a...Read More
A study shows Digital forensics experts prone to bias
In the study, renowned cognitive bias expert Itiel Dror and co-author Nina Sunde illustrated that experts tended to find more or less evidence on...Read More
Climate changed the size of our bodies and, to some extent,...
The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature. Colder, harsher climates drove...Read More
New method to identify dirt on criminals can lead to prosecution
Scientists have taken the first steps in developing a new method of identifying the movements of criminals using chemical analysis of soil and dust...Read More
The biosynthesis pathway of a new DNA nucleobase Z finally elucidated
DNA is composed of nucleobases represented by the letters A, T, G and C. They form the basis of the genetic code and are...Read More
Ecologists developed a novel forensic tool for detecting laundering birds using...
Ecologists from the Conservation Forensics Laboratory of the Research Division for Ecology and Biodiversity at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have applied stable...Read More
Sample Preparation in Forensic Toxicological Analysis May Have Huge Impacts on...
Date: Thursday, July 8th, 2021 Source: Boston University School of Medicine As analytical instrumentation (gas- and liquid-chromatographs coupled with mass spectrometers) increase in sensitivity...Read More
Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical Principles
In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot in the face from a...Read More
Use of both DNA and Archeological data result in better identification...
Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis is a powerful tool in multidisciplinary research on human remains, potentially leading to kinship scenarios and historical identifications. Read More
Field Sobriety Tests and THC Levels Unreliable Indicators of Marijuana Intoxication
National Institute of Justice-supported researchers from RTI International recently published the results of their research showing that field sobriety tests and THC levels are...Read More
Researchers have developed a method to Illuminating invisible bloody fingerprints with...
Careful criminals usually clean a scene, wiping away visible blood and fingerprints. However, prints made with trace amounts of blood, invisible to the naked eye, could remain. When violent crimes...Read More