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Forensics: Anthropology. A foot fossil suggests a second early human relative lived alongside Lucy
Foot bones and other fossils have been attributed to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a recently discovered species that may shake up the human family tree. — Read on http://www.sciencenews.org/article/foot-fossil-early-human-relative-lucy
Forensics: Horrific 1970’s US policy. New Mexico Could Be First State to Address Forced Sterilization of Native American Women | Health
Jean Whitehorse’s (Diné) Native name means ‘Many Children,’ but she only has one child. This spring, she spoke at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York to explain why. In the 1970s, during an emergency visit … Continue reading
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Forensics: Just released after 25 years on death row. Jimmie Duncan going home A bitemark quack dentist put him in prison.
The 2009 expose’ of this case from journalist Radley Balko. We have spent decades on this case. https://reason.com/2009/03/24/forensics-fraud/
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Forensics: Ignoring science in the US. CDC Website Now Boosts Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
“This represents a new and devastating turn by the CDC.” — Read on gizmodo.com/cdc-website-now-boosts-debunked-link-between-vaccines-and-autism-2000688898
Forensics: This title is misleading. New AI discovery claims fingerprints aren’t truly unique — And it could rewrite forensic science
AI captured similarities fingerprint similarities in individuals not related to traditional loops, whorls and endpoints. Human investigators have trusted fingerprints for more than 100 years — but what if a core belief behind that system was wrong all along ? … Continue reading
Forensics: Report Highlights Types of Stress Affecting Forensic Scientists
Report Highlights Types of Stress Affecting Forensic Scientists — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/622793-Report-Highlights-Types-of-Stress-Affecting-Forensic-Scientists/
Forensics: 31% due to junk CSI style forensics. Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union
Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union — Read on http://www.aclu.org/publications/fatal-flaws-innocence-race-and-wrongful-convictions
Forensics: British wrongful conviction. How close are police to finding Diane Sindall’s real killer? BBC
Peter Sullivan served 38 years in jail after he was wrongly convicted of Diane Sindall’s 1986 murder. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9p79lxrlzo
Forensics: Horrific. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content – Oklahoma Watch
Utter BS . Another DOGE~like move to “save” women from “gender extremism.” This is gibberish and cripples what little publicity about the ongoing tragedy of missing indigenous women in the US. #MMIW What Happened Task Force Creation Trump signed an … Continue reading
Forensics: Annual Wrongful Conviction Summit increases awareness of inequalities in legal system
Hosted in the UMich Union, the event aimed to increase awareness of wrongful convictions and highlight inequalities in the legal system. — Read on http://www.michigandaily.com/news/government/annual-wrongful-conviction-summit-increases-awareness-of-inequalities-in-legal-system/
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