News tagged with crime scenes
Pioneering search for pancreatic cancer 'fingerprint' in simple blood test
Pioneering research to investigate whether pancreatic cancer can be detected early through a blood test is to be spearheaded by the University of Leicester thanks to new funding provided by Hope Against Cancer.
Cancer
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Forensic sciences are 'fraught with error'
A target article recently published in Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (JARMAC) reviews various high-profile false convictions. It provides an overview of classic psychological research on expectancy an ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Mass DNA sampling convicts Dutchman of 1999 rape-murder
Mass DNA sampling led to the jailing Friday of a father-of-two for the shocking rape and murder of a teenaged girl in a rural part of the Netherlands 14 years ago.
Genetics
Apr 19, 2013 |
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Python venom traces could waste antivenom
A University of Queensland researcher has found the potential for Australian doctors to prescribe expensive antivenom to snake bite victims who don't need it.
Other
Apr 16, 2013 |
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French police confounded by twins' DNA in rapes case
French police investigating a series of rapes in the southern city of Marseille are confounded after tracing DNA evidence to a set of twins but not knowing which one may be to blame.
Genetics
Feb 10, 2013 |
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Potential for incorrect relationship identification in new forensic familial searching techniques
New research suggests that unrelated individuals may be mistakenly identified as genetic family members due to inaccurate genetic assumptions. This is particularly relevant when considering familial searching: a new technique ...
Genetics
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Scientists accurately predict age with saliva sample
Self-conscious about your age? Careful where you spit. UCLA geneticists now can use saliva to reveal how old you are.
Genetics
Jun 22, 2011 |
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