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Forensics: More on fraud in academia. Behind China’s ‘mind power’ egg scandal, where academic ghostwriters quote US$400 to get bogus science published | South China Morning Post
Writers advertising on e-commerce platforms say they can arrange for articles to be published in journals indexed on China’s largest research database — Read on amp.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3133548/behind-chinas-mind-power-egg-scandal-where-academic
Forensics: How Your DNA—or Someone Else’s—Can Send You to Jail
Although DNA is individual to you—a “fingerprint” of your genetic code—DNA samples don’t always tell a complete story. The DNA samples used in criminal prosecutions are generally of low quality, making them particularly complicated to analyze. They are not very … Continue reading
Forensics: What? Philly says it found the remains of the MOVE bombing victims it thought it had cremated and discarded
Health commissioner Thomas Farley resigned on Thursday after acknowledging he ordered the remains cremated and disposed. But the city found the remains in a basement office on Friday. — Read on http://www.inquirer.com/news/thomas-farley-philadelphia-health-commissioner-move-bombing-20210514.html
Forensics: Beware of forensic experts expressing certainty
Opinion piece about reigning-in exaggerated and one-sided expert testimony. Offers a free online tutorial via Coursera. Its organized by Christophe Champod and the UNIL forensics faculty. “Challenging Forensic Science: How science should speak to court.” I just signed up. Expert … Continue reading
Forensics: AAFS 2012 meeting abstract on the failure of bitemark analysis
This one got me no love from the ABFO bitemarkers.
Forensics: Fake police field testing. Bogus cocaine charge led to exoneration and now, a lawsuit against Buffalo
In a Buffalo News article in September, Morgan Eaton called his arrest in March 2020 a case study in driving while Black. — Read on buffalonews.com/content/tncms/live/
Anthro: Bio-Anthro struggling with its past and present challenges. On Demarcation – History of Anthropology Review
On Demarcation – History of Anthropology Review — Read on histanthro.org/news/observations/on-demarcation/
Forensics: Is forensics any better? Why Are There So Few Black Ph.D.s? – The Atlantic
Why Are There So Few Black Ph.D.s? – The Atlantic — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/587413/
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Forensics: Talk about a political mess. DC leaders have mixed outlook after crime lab loses accreditation
D.C. leaders are reacting to word that the District’s crime lab is now fully unaccredited. While the mayor affirms the lab has appealed the decision, the future of lab operations is in question. — Read on wtop.com/dc/2021/05/dc-leaders-have-mixed-outlook-after-crime-lab-loses-accreditation/
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