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Animal CSI: Inside The Smithsonian's Feather Forensics Lab
A keen eye and extensive knowledge of feathers allows forensic ornithologist Carla Dove (yes, that's her name) figure out from feather and bone fragments which type of bird crashed into a plane or was eaten by a snake. But the expertise has an uncertain future.
A keen eye and extensive knowledge of feathers allows forensic ornithologist Carla Dove (yes, that's her name) figure out from feather and bone fragments which type of bird crashed into a plane or was eaten by a snake. But the expertise has an uncertain future.
Forensics ferret out fire beetle secret 
Criminal cases can often only be solved using forensics to piece together physical evidence and reconstruct what happened. Prof. Dr. Helmut Schmitz from the Institute of Zoology at the University of Bonn and Dr. Herbert Bousack from the Peter Grünberg Institut at the Forschungzentrum Jülich went through the same experience. Prof. Schmitz has been researching fire beetles of the genus Melanophil
Criminal cases can often only be solved using forensics to piece together physical evidence and reconstruct what happened. Prof. Dr. Helmut Schmitz from the Institute of Zoology at the University of Bonn and Dr. Herbert Bousack from the Peter Grünberg Institut at the Forschungzentrum Jülich went through the same experience. Prof. Schmitz has been researching fire beetles of the genus Melanophil
Chemistry
Source: University of Bonn
Posted on: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 2:45pm
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Source: University of Bonn
Posted on: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 2:45pm
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Ultra-sensitive electrical biosensor unlocks potential for instant diagnostic devices
A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instant point-of-care disease diagnostics, to detection of trace substances for forensics and security.
A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instant point-of-care disease diagnostics, to detection of trace substances for forensics and security.
Physics
Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012, 12:30pm
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Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012, 12:30pm
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Digital photos could put kids at risk
A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month suggests that parents and carers could be putting children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically "geotagged" by their camera.
A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month suggests that parents and carers could be putting children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically "geotagged" by their camera.
Technology
Source: Inderscience Publishers
Posted on: Friday, Feb 10, 2012, 8:00am
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Source: Inderscience Publishers
Posted on: Friday, Feb 10, 2012, 8:00am
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Vultures skeletonise corpse for the sake of forensics
A camera, a GPS unit and a corpse left to forensic science are shedding some light on the way vultures consume people
A camera, a GPS unit and a corpse left to forensic science are shedding some light on the way vultures consume people
Animal Behavior
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012, 9:39am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012, 9:39am
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Mysterious flotsam in Gulf of Mexico came from Deepwater Horizon rig
Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective work, a research team led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) confirmed that the flotsam were pieces of material used to maintain buoyancy of the pipe b
Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective work, a research team led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) confirmed that the flotsam were pieces of material used to maintain buoyancy of the pipe b
Environment
Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 1:30pm
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Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 1:30pm
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Genetic markers help feds enforce seafood regulations
New discoveries in "marine forensics" by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) will allow federal seafood agents to genetically test blue marlin to quickly and accurately determine their ocean of origin.
New discoveries in "marine forensics" by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) will allow federal seafood agents to genetically test blue marlin to quickly and accurately determine their ocean of origin.
Marine Biology
Source: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 06, 2011, 2:30pm
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Source: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 06, 2011, 2:30pm
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New forensics tool can expose all your online activity
Researchers have developed a new software that can uncover illegal web activity, but it also risks being exploited
Researchers have developed a new software that can uncover illegal web activity, but it also risks being exploited
Technology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 07, 2011, 7:55am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 07, 2011, 7:55am
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Fossil forensics reveals how wasps populated rotting dinosaur eggs
Exceptionally preserved fossils of insect cocoons have allowed researchers in Argentina to describe how wasps played an important role in food webs devoted to consuming rotting dinosaur eggs. The research is published today (15th July) in the scientific journal Palaeontology.
Exceptionally preserved fossils of insect cocoons have allowed researchers in Argentina to describe how wasps played an important role in food webs devoted to consuming rotting dinosaur eggs. The research is published today (15th July) in the scientific journal Palaeontology.
Paleontology
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Friday, Jul 15, 2011, 4:15pm
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Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Friday, Jul 15, 2011, 4:15pm
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Now, the story can be told: how scientists helped ID 'Amerithrax'
It took nearly a decade before University of Maryland researchers were allowed to talk about their work identifying the anthrax strain used in the 2001 deadly letter attacks. But now, they and the other key members of the high-powered science team have published the first account of the pioneering work, which launched the new field of "microbial forensics" and gave bioterrorism
It took nearly a decade before University of Maryland researchers were allowed to talk about their work identifying the anthrax strain used in the 2001 deadly letter attacks. But now, they and the other key members of the high-powered science team have published the first account of the pioneering work, which launched the new field of "microbial forensics" and gave bioterrorism
Microbiology
Source: University of Maryland
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 09, 2011, 10:12am
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Source: University of Maryland
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 09, 2011, 10:12am
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Food forensics: DNA links habitat quality to bat diet
All night long, bats swoop over our landscape consuming insects, but they do this in secret, hidden from our view. Until recently, scientists have been unable to bring their ecosystem out of the dark but thanks to new genetic techniques, researchers from the University of Bristol and Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Canada, have been able to reconstruct the environment supporting these elusive
All night long, bats swoop over our landscape consuming insects, but they do this in secret, hidden from our view. Until recently, scientists have been unable to bring their ecosystem out of the dark but thanks to new genetic techniques, researchers from the University of Bristol and Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Canada, have been able to reconstruct the environment supporting these elusive
Ecology
Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 03, 2011, 1:01pm
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Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 03, 2011, 1:01pm
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Scientists reveal criminal virus spreaders using evolutionary forensics
The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor College of Medicine using evolutionary forensics.
The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor College of Medicine using evolutionary forensics.
Molecular Biology
Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Monday, Nov 15, 2010, 6:53pm
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Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Monday, Nov 15, 2010, 6:53pm
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Asteroid collision forensics
In the first half of February 2009, two asteroids collided in a region of space beyond the orbit of Mars, as scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany have now discovered. The researchers were able to pinpoint the exact date of the impact more precisely than ever before.
In the first half of February 2009, two asteroids collided in a region of space beyond the orbit of Mars, as scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany have now discovered. The researchers were able to pinpoint the exact date of the impact more precisely than ever before.
Astronomy
Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 14, 2010, 1:59pm
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Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 14, 2010, 1:59pm
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Innovation could bring super-accurate sensors, crime forensics
A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.
A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.
Technology
Source: Purdue University
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010, 6:09pm
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Source: Purdue University
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010, 6:09pm
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New method manipulates particles for sensors, crime scene testing
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a potential new tool for medical diagnostics, testing food and water for contamination, and crime-scene forensics.
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a potential new tool for medical diagnostics, testing food and water for contamination, and crime-scene forensics.
Materials Science
Source: Purdue University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2010, 11:05am
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Source: Purdue University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2010, 11:05am
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New forensics research will help identify remains of children
New research from North Carolina State University is now giving forensic scientists a tool that can be used to help identify the remains of children, and may contribute to resolving missing-persons cases, among other uses. Identifying skeletal remains can be a key step in solving crimes, but traditionally it has been exceptionally difficult to identify the skeletal remains of children.
New research from North Carolina State University is now giving forensic scientists a tool that can be used to help identify the remains of children, and may contribute to resolving missing-persons cases, among other uses. Identifying skeletal remains can be a key step in solving crimes, but traditionally it has been exceptionally difficult to identify the skeletal remains of children.
Physiology
Source: North Carolina State University
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 12:26pm
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Source: North Carolina State University
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 12:26pm
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Coating approach clears up fingerprints
CSI notwithstanding, forensics experts cannot always retrieve fingerprints from objects, but a conformal coating process developed by Penn State professors can reveal hard-to-develop fingerprints on nonporous surfaces without altering the chemistry of the print.
CSI notwithstanding, forensics experts cannot always retrieve fingerprints from objects, but a conformal coating process developed by Penn State professors can reveal hard-to-develop fingerprints on nonporous surfaces without altering the chemistry of the print.
Technology
Source: Penn State
Posted on: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 6:35pm
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Source: Penn State
Posted on: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 6:35pm
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Hand bacteria study holds promise for forensics identification
Forensic scientists may soon have a valuable new item in their toolkits -- a way to identify individuals using unique, telltale types of hand bacteria left behind on objects like keyboards and computer mice, says a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.
Forensic scientists may soon have a valuable new item in their toolkits -- a way to identify individuals using unique, telltale types of hand bacteria left behind on objects like keyboards and computer mice, says a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.
Microbiology
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder
Posted on: Monday, Mar 15, 2010, 3:50pm
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Source: University of Colorado at Boulder
Posted on: Monday, Mar 15, 2010, 3:50pm
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Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked
Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other.
Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other.
Computer Science
Source: Dartmouth College
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, 10:23am
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Source: Dartmouth College
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, 10:23am
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Plugging Holes in the Science of Forensics
A push in forensic science for the kind of rigorous, peer-reviewed research that is the hallmark of classic science.
A push in forensic science for the kind of rigorous, peer-reviewed research that is the hallmark of classic science.
Science Politics
Source: NYT
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 2:35pm
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Source: NYT
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 2:35pm
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XBox forensics
A forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console is described by US researchers in the latest issue of the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. The toolkit could allow law enforcement agencies to scour the inbuilt hard disk of such devices and find illicit hidden materials easily.
A forensics toolkit for the Xbox gaming console is described by US researchers in the latest issue of the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. The toolkit could allow law enforcement agencies to scour the inbuilt hard disk of such devices and find illicit hidden materials easily.
Technology
Source: Inderscience Publishers
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 30, 2009, 12:57pm
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Source: Inderscience Publishers
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 30, 2009, 12:57pm
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Video: What do the DHS, an old bus, and a forensics camera have in common? KABOOM!!
Cheap, lightweight cameras could help protect mass transit, but would they survive a big costly blast?
Cheap, lightweight cameras could help protect mass transit, but would they survive a big costly blast?
Technology
Source: US Department of Homeland Security - Science and Technology
Posted on: Monday, Mar 09, 2009, 10:12pm
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Source: US Department of Homeland Security - Science and Technology
Posted on: Monday, Mar 09, 2009, 10:12pm
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Forensics lab brings cold cases back to life
The clay face perched on a lab shelf at Louisiana State University's Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services — FACES — looked familiar to the sheriff's deputy. It got him digging back into his old case files.
The clay face perched on a lab shelf at Louisiana State University's Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services — FACES — looked familiar to the sheriff's deputy. It got him digging back into his old case files.
Anthropology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Mar 02, 2009, 8:28am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Mar 02, 2009, 8:28am
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Scientists uncover new field of research that could help police in crime scene forensics
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.
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.
Genetics
Source: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2008, 9:40am
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Source: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2008, 9:40am
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X-rays could tell Chinese Olympic gymnasts' ages, scientists say
Is He Kexin 16 or 14? Doctors and forensics experts say bone growth could reveal how old the Olympic medalists really are.
Is He Kexin 16 or 14? Doctors and forensics experts say bone growth could reveal how old the Olympic medalists really are.
Forensics Go High-tech With CT Autopsies
Healthcare
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007, 7:28am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 29, 2007, 7:28am
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Science casts doubt on famous British murder case
Forensics
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007, 2:29pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007, 2:29pm
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