Recent research published in Physics of Fluids by scientists from Boston University and the University of Utah has introduced a novel aspect of bloodstain analysis.…
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2nd Lt Gilbert Haldeen Myers, missing since a 1943 WWII bomber crash in Sicily, was recently identified and buried with full military honors, closing a…
Map of Canberra, showing location of reference samples. Location of test (blinded) samples in blue. Credit: Patrice De Caritat Scientists have taken the first steps…
Facial reconstruction of individual identified through DNA analysis as John Gregory, HMS Erebus. Credit: Diana Trepkov/ University of Waterloo With a living descendant’s DNA sample,…
The University of Central Florida team used laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) on each sample. The technique focuses a laser onto the tire sample, which creates…
How can clothing of a close-range shooter remain free of bloodstains? In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress…
Flinders University forensic DNA technology research associate Dr. Jennifer Young. Credit: Flinders University Forensic science experts at Flinders University are refining an innovative counter-terrorism technique…
A detection dog in training at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. Credit: Courtesy of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine Canine trainers may…
Forensic scientists at the University of Portsmouth have discovered a new way of presenting fragile evidence, by reconstructing a ‘jigsaw’ of human bone fragments using…
Chemists Young-Jin Lee and Paige Hinners may have found a way to determine when a fingerprint was left behind. Credit: Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University Fingerprints…