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Anthropology: 3,000-year-old skeleton is world’s oldest known shark victim
An archaeological mystery has been solved as scientist conclude that the mangled remains of a prehistoric Japanese fisherman, who sustained nearly 800 different injuries, was likely due to a shark attack. — Read on nypost.com/2021/06/30/3000-year-old-skeleton-is-worlds-oldest-known-shark-victim/
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Forensics: Who is running this forensics lab? More departures from troubled DC crime lab | WTOP
More managers appear to have departed from the embattled D.C. crime lab, which saw its accreditation to perform forensic testing withdrawn in the spring. — Read on wtop.com/dc/2021/06/more-departures-from-troubled-dc-crime-lab/
Forensics: Impact factor abandoned by Dutch university in hiring and promotion decisions
This makes alot of sense. My impact factor is in the mid 800s and h=12. I do not see it as a measure of scientific “greatness.” Faculty and staff members at Utrecht University will be evaluated by their commitment to … Continue reading
Forensics: Bravo Jose! Meet the forensic expert who uses DNA tests to trace and return lost children to families around the world
José Lorente is helping governments to return children who have been stolen through trafficking, illegally put up for adoption and worse — Read on inews.co.uk/news/world/jose-lorente-forensic-expert-dna-tests-trace-return-lost-children-families-1068953
Anthropology: New prehistoric human unknown to science discovered in Israel – The Jerusalem Post
Hebrew U and Tel Aviv University researchers found remains of a new type of ‘Homo’ who lived in the region some 130,000 years ago. — Read on m.jpost.com/archaeology/new-prehistoric-human-unknown-to-science-discovered-in-israel-671949
Forensics: How a Sharp-Eyed Scientist Became Biology’s Image Detective | The New Yorker
Using just her eyes and memory, Elisabeth Bik has single-handedly identified thousands of studies containing potentially doctored scientific images. — Read on http://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-a-sharp-eyed-scientist-became-biologys-image-detective
Forensics: A broken death investigation system. One year wait for the autopsy! Death of former Miss. representative pushes state’s crime lab delay issues to the forefront
Death of former Miss. representative pushes state’s crime lab delay issues to the forefront – FOX13 News Memphis — Read on http://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/death-former-miss-representative-pushes-states-crime-lab-delay-issues-forefront/5D3THLRTBBEXRG4OEKNBMR4PN4/
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Forensics: A layman’s experience in the morgue. Autopsies Are More Important Than You Think
The clinical autopsy remains one of medicine’s most misunderstood procedures — but possibly one of the most important — Read on elemental.medium.com/amp/p/82a372f8b617
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Forensics: “Autopsy of a bitemark case” convicting an innocent man. @theNAME1966
Of course the 2 dentists are ABFO members. csidds.com/2015/08/19/the-case-of-the-recaptured-bitemark-showing-how-judges-get-bamboozled/
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Forensics: Bayesian theory has limitations in forensic disciplines. NIST’s Hyer and Lund
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