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Faster, more cost-effective DNA test for crime scenes, disease diagnosis
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 08, 2009 |
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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 ...
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CSI in a virtual world: New grant furthers NC State's work in forensic science
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 08, 2009 |
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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. ...
'Crime Scene Investigation' methods could help in the battle against hospital infections
Apr 22, 2008 |
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Inspired by the popular television drama CSI, investigators in the Netherlands have trialed methods used by forensic scientists at crime scenes to highlight infection risks in their hospital. Researchers at Deventer Hospital ...
Israeli scientists find way to combat forged DNA
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Israeli scientists have developed new technology to fight biological identity theft after realising that DNA evidence found at crime scenes can be easily falsified.
How do filicide offenders differ from other murderers?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 29, 2009 |
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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 fil ...
Researchers rest their case: TV consumption predicts opinions about criminal justice system
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2009 |
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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.
NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology
Jun 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead ...
Investigators take a fresh look at crime
Jan 24, 2007 |
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Space scientists built advanced imaging tools to investigate the origins of the planets. Now they're working with forensic scientists to see if their tools can help investigate crime.
Scientists uncover new field of research that could help police in crime scene forensics
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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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 ...
Study: DNA may predict criminals' surnames
Feb 22, 2006 |
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British researchers say forensic scientists might soon be using DNA from crime scenes to predict the surname of the criminal responsible for the crime.
Fingerprint find in decade-old double murder probe
Sep 04, 2008 |
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A decade old US double murder probe has received a new breakthrough following investigations by a University of Leicester forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police.
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