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Forensics: How forensic dentists ruin innocent lives
I have co-existed with these dentists for decades. Some are sincere and thoughtful. Others are raging egotists. None are trained as a “scientist .” The outrageous cases like McCrory’s (see the link below) over the last 2 decades have led … Continue reading
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Forensics: Company says all is AOK with this. Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It | WIRED
Police around the US say they’re justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea. — Read on http://www.wired.com/story/parabon-nanolabs-dna-face-models-police-facial-recognition/
Forensics: Expert in ancient DNA and wildlife forensics helps identify Oct. 7 massacre victims | The Times of Israel
Hebrew University Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal uses her knowledge of difficult DNA extraction and physical anthropology as she volunteers at Abu Kabir — Read on http://www.timesofisrael.com/expert-in-ancient-dna-and-wildlife-forensics-helps-identify-oct-7-massacre-victims/
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Forensics: DNA extraction produces STR markers. The evidential value of dental calculus in the identification process | Scientific Reports
DNA analysis-based identification is by far the gold standard in forensic genetics and it should be performed in every case involving human remains or unidentified bodies. Bones and teeth are the preferred source of human DNA for genetic analysis. However, … Continue reading
Forensics: Stolen genetics. 23andMe data theft prompts DNA testing companies to switch on 2FA by default
The move to improve user account security comes after a hacker claimed the theft of millions of 23andMe user records data. — Read on techcrunch.com/2023/11/07/23andme-ancestry-myheritage-two-factor-by-default/
Forensics: Heavy use of rapid DNA. Foreign media given unprecedented access to forensic institute to witness atrocities
Staff at Abu Kabir work 24/7 along with colleagues in IDF and police to identify victims of mass butchery by Hamas terrorists; in some cases identification likely impossible — Read on http://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-media-given-unprecedented-access-to-forensic-institute-to-witness-atrocities/
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Forensics: Mass casualty ID in Israel. ‘I only knew that from the Nazis’: Israeli forensic experts identify tortured and burned bodies
Experts say they have found evidence of decapitation, rape and people being burned alive. — Read on http://www.politico.eu/article/i-only-knew-that-from-the-nazis-what-israeli-forensics-have-been-seeing-for-days/
Forensics: More details on How forensic investigators use DNA, fingerprints and other methods to identify remains after a fire | CNN
The facts are grim. The devastating fires in Maui have caused at least 115 deaths, yet only 46 of those have been identified two weeks on from the blaze, police said Thursday. Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for, too. — … Continue reading
Forensics: Dental IDs from fire victims in Lahaina
The weeks of fragmentary information from Hawaii and news media has raised some concerns I want to mention. The hurdles to identification involved in this type of mass disaster are huge principally because of the high temperature effects on human … Continue reading
Forensics: Teeth are involved in Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis: A geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology
Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis: A geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology — Read on phys.org/news/2023-08-victims-dna-analysis-geneticist-forensics.html
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FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 