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Forensics News
July 6, 2023

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Human DNA Is Everywhere. That's a Boon for Science -- And an Ethical Quagmire

Human environmental DNA is ubiquitous in air, soil and water samples and can be traced to individuals, demonstrating new scientific possibilities but raising ethical concerns around consent with eDNA ...

Can Investigators Use Household Dust as a Forensic Tool?

It is possible to retrieve forensically relevant information from human DNA in household ...

People With Similar Faces Likely Have Similar DNA, Study Finds

A collection of photos of genetically unrelated lookalikes, along with DNA analysis, revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic ...

Large Study of Whole Genome Sequencing Data Reveals 'Treasure Trove' of Clues About Causes of Cancer

DNA analysis of thousands of tumours from patients has found a 'treasure trove' of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing a personal history of the damage and repair processes each patient has been ...
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Three New Biomarkers Identified to Detect Consumption of Emerging Synthetic Cannabinoid

Scientists have successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging subclass of synthetic cannabinoids, called OXIZID, to monitor potential ...

Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness, Study Finds

The researchers suggest that mass school shootings are different from other forms of mass murder, and that they should be looked at as a distinct phenomenon. Factors other than severe mental illness ...

Forensic Scientists Improve Touch DNA Collection Methods

Skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data shows that some groups of people have higher variability in their cell deposits. The South Australian forensic science researchers ...

Researchers Use Skull CT Scans to Estimate Assigned Sex at Birth

Researchers have proposed a method of assigned sex estimation that is 'population-inclusive,' or one that did not inherently rely on any estimation of ancestry (population affinity) by ...

Post-Mortem Interval of Human Skeletal Remains Accurately Determined by Means of Non-Destructive Techniques

A new study has determined the post-mortem interval of human skeletal remains using real samples, which has been made possible by the combination of two non-destructive analytical tools: Raman ...

Researchers Identify New Biomarkers to Detect Consumption of Emerging Illicit Drug

一组研究人员想出了一个新的处理措施ion to boost the surveillance of designer drug abuse. The team has identified three new urinary biomarkers that could be used to detect consumption ...

Study Highlights Need to Replace 'Ancestry' in Forensics With Something More Accurate

A new study finds forensics researchers use terms related to ancestry and race in inconsistent ways, and calls for the discipline to adopt a new approach to better account for both the fluidity of ...

Sample Preparation in Forensic Toxicological Analysis May Have Huge Impacts

In a new article, researchers provide an overview of sample preparation techniques and information on routine sample types that may be encountered in forensic toxicology ...

A Vital Tool to Study Virus Evolution in the Test Tube

Variants of viruses, such as that causing COVID-19, can now be quickly studied in the laboratory, even before they emerge in nature and become a major public health ...

Neutrons Show a Connection Between Lithium Concentrations in the Brain and Depression

Depressive disorders are among the most frequent illnesses worldwide. The causes are complex and to date only partially understood. The trace element lithium appears to play a role. The distribution ...

Forensic Memory Detection Tests Less Effective in Older Adults

New research has found that some brain activity methods used to detect incriminating memories do not work accurately in older ...

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Single Fingerprint at a Crime Scene Detects Class A Drug Usage

The latest findings show that with clever science, a single fingerprint left at a crime scene could be used to determine whether someone has touched or ingested class A ...

A Sibling-Guided Strategy to Capture the 3D Shape of the Human Face

A new strategy for capturing the 3D shape of the human face draws on data from sibling pairs and leads to identification of novel links between facial shape traits and specific locations within the ...

Illuminating Invisible Bloody Fingerprints With a Fluorescent Polymer

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. Dyes can detect these ...

Reversal of Blood Droplet Flight Predicted, Captured in Experiments

To search for answers about how blood droplets from a gunshot wound can reverse direction while in flight, researchers explored the influence of propellant gases on blood backspatter. They report ...

Researchers Reveal SARS-CoV-2 Distribution and Relation to Tissue Damage in Patients

A new study to measure SARS-CoV-2 viral load in a variety of organs and tissues may aid our understanding of how COVID-19 develops following ...

Deluge of DNA Changes Drives Progression of Fatal Melanomas

Australian researchers have revealed how melanoma cells are flooded with DNA changes as this skin cancer progresses from early, treatable stages through to fatal end-stage ...

Eye Color Genetics Not So Simple, Study Finds

Researchers have identified 50 new genes for eye color in a study involving the genetic analysis of almost 195,000 people across Europe and ...

Sewage Study Shows Which Countries Like to Party Hard

The Netherlands, United States, Australia and New Zealand are consuming the highest amounts of designer 'party' drugs, according to wastewater samples taken from eight countries over the ...

When Absolute Certainty May Not Be Possible: Criteria to Determine Death by Mountain Rescue Teams

An expert medical panel convened to develop evidence-based criteria that allow for accurate determination of death in mountain rescue ...

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