News articles tagged with 'forensic'
Vultures dying at alarming rate
— 17 Nov 2011 17:46 | EnvironmentVultures in South Asia were on the brink of extinction until Lindsay Oaks and Richard Watson, from The Peregrine Fund in the US, undertook observational and forensic studies to find…
Method developed to match police sketch, mug shot
— 4 Mar 2011 13:44 | TechnologyThe long-time practice of using police facial sketches to nab criminals has been, at best, an inexact art. But the process may soon be a little more exact thanks to the work of some…
New non-surgical autopsy technique set to revolutionise post-mortem practice
— 1 Mar 2011 17:45 | HealthA new non-surgical post-mortem technique that has the potential to revolutionise the way autopsies are conducted around the world has been pioneered by forensic pathologists and radiologists…
Hair colour of unknown offenders is no longer a secret
— 4 Jan 2011 22:41 | BiologyThe hair colour of an unknown perpetrator who has committed a crime will soon no longer be a secret for forensic investigators. Erasmus MC scientists, in collaboration with their Polish…
Age estimation from blood has immediate forensic application
— 23 Nov 2010 17:05 | HealthIn principle, the new profiling method could be put to immediate practical use by law enforcement, according to the researchers who report their findings in the November 23rd issue…
Fast forensic test can match suspects' DNA with crime samples in 4 hours
— 5 Aug 2010 07:58 | ChemistryA newly developed test could make checking DNA from people arrested for crimes with DNA samples from crime scenes stored in forensic databases almost as easy as matching fingerprints.…
Hips don't lie: Researchers find more accurate technique to determine sex of skeletal remains
— 7 Jul 2010 13:00 | HealthResearch from North Carolina State University offers a new means of determining the sex of skeletal human remains - an advance that may have significant impacts in the wake of disasters,…
Bitemark evidence and analysis should be approached with caution
— 17 Sep 2009 14:19 | HealthAgainst the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research…
UBC scientists find new way to extract diluted and contaminated DNA
— 11 Aug 2009 11:56 | HealthUniversity of British Columbia researchers have developed a new way to extract DNA and RNA from small or heavily contaminated samples that could help forensic investigators and molecular…
Scholar unconvinced new lie-detection methods better than old ones
— 4 Jun 2009 04:15 | TechnologyWhen a crime has been committed, the usual modus operandi for police detectives and their fictional counterparts has been to dust the scene for fingerprints. And once they have a suspect…