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Forensics: A nationwide disaster. How the murder of a young woman uncovered a ‘forensic train wreck’ — and led to a reckoning years in the making
Shandee Blackburn was murdered in 2013. Twelve years later, the fallout of botched forensic work has led to a reckoning for Queensland’s forensic lab. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-10/forensic-science-queensland-dna-lab-saga-shandee-blackburn/105624650
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Forensics: Bode lab lost DNA extract in murder case. Family gets no explanations.
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Forensics: Cells are crowded. A more realistic look at DNA in action: Study shows it behaves differently when crowded by molecules
By creating a more true-to-life representation of DNA’s environment, researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that strand separation—the essential process a “resting” double helix undergoes before it can initiate … — Read on phys.org/news/2025-05-realistic-dna-action-differently-crowded.html
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Forensics: Police lab takes years to test DNA. Outside lab is quicker but ignores court orders for transparency. Judge is pissed
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Forensics: Bad batch of testing kits shows crime lab’s lack of internal standards.
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