http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Turn on the television any evening and you're apt to see a scene such as this: Five crime scene investigators, or CSIs, return to the crime scene at night to follow up on some leads. CSI Kathryn Willows looks classy in a gray blazer, satin blouse, and high heels. The reality? CSIs don`t wear high heels to crime scenes. http://www.physorg.com/news179084177.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:50:01 EST news179084177 Two researchers from the University of Salamanca have developed a procedure to enable forensic police to extract metric data from crime scenes using just a single photograph. Their proposal, published this month in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, makes it possible to reconstruct a crime scene in 3D. http://www.physorg.com/news178896884.html Technology Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:50:02 EST news178896884 People who watch forensic and crime dramas on TV are more likely than non-viewers to have a distorted perception of America's criminal justice system, according to new research from Purdue University. http://www.physorg.com/news175957269.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:04:17 EST news175957269 High-tech forensics firm, Casework Genetics is applying new technology to forensic evidence enabling law enforcement labs to solve crimes with greater molecular precision and efficiency than ever before. http://www.physorg.com/news174665661.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:20:02 EST news174665661 Imagine using the same process that goes into building video games to help investigators solve real-world crimes. Through a new grant, that's what researchers at North Carolina State University plan to do. Their work will lay the framework for multi-agency collaboration in crime scene investigations (CSI) by creating an unprecedented cyber infrastructure - a virtual environment that provides data resources, simulation tools, expert access and unique collaboration capabilities. http://www.physorg.com/news174219411.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:50:01 EST news174219411 Israeli scientists have developed new technology to fight biological identity theft after realising that DNA evidence found at crime scenes can be easily falsified. http://www.physorg.com/news169959943.html Biology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:07:23 EST news169959943 In an advance toward the first portable device for detecting human bodies buried in disasters and at crime scenes, scientists today report early results from a project to establish the chemical fingerprint of death. Speaking here at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), they said a profile of the chemicals released from decomposing bodies could also lead to a valuable new addition to the forensic toolkit: An electronic device that could determine the time elapsed since death quickly, accurately and onsite. http://www.physorg.com/news169704325.html Chemistry Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:40:03 EST news169704325 Scientists in Japan are reporting development of a faster, less expensive version of the fabled polymerase chain reaction (PCR) a DNA test widely used in criminal investigations, disease diagnosis, biological research and other applications. The new method could lead to expanded use of PCR in medicine, the criminal justice system and elsewhere, the researchers say. Their study is scheduled for the July 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal. http://www.physorg.com/news166267753.html Chemistry Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:40:01 EST news166267753 People who commit filicide, the killing of their own child, are no more psychotically disordered than other homicide offenders. Research published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry has shown that prevention of filicide cannot remain the task of psychiatry alone, but health care and society at large must work to prevent the danger. http://www.physorg.com/news162797067.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 06:25:22 EST news162797067 (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arizona research team recently completed a study looking at the DNA blueprint of almost 1,000 individuals and comparing that to detailed measurements of their hair, skin and eye color. http://www.physorg.com/news155239299.html Chemistry Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:03:01 EST news155239299 (PhysOrg.com) -- A shoeprint etched in blood or dust can make a crucial difference in a criminal case, but it all depends on the ability of human examiners to identify a matching shoeprint pattern from thousands in their databases. It's a laborious, inefficient task. http://www.physorg.com/news146246881.html Technology Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:01 EST news146246881 A team of investigators led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have found a way to identify possible suspects at crime scenes using only a small amount of DNA, even if it is mixed with hundreds of other genetic fingerprints. http://www.physorg.com/news139206870.html Biology Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:34:30 EST news139206870