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Forensics: Study of the microbiome of saliva and thanotology for ID and time of death. Good review.
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Forensics: Uncertainty Surrounds Identities of Over 100 Palestinian Bodies Returned by Israel
Forensic experts in Gaza are working to identify more than 100 bodies returned by Israel under a recent ceasefire deal. Many of the remains were numbered, bound, or blindfolded, raising questions about how the individuals died and whether some were … Continue reading
Forensics: The sensitive forensic teams identifying bodies of Hamas’s hostages
At the Abu Kabir institute in Jaffa, doctors are using their expertise to verify the dead and return them to their Israeli families waiting to mourn — Read on http://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/hamas-hostages-bodies-return-forensic-teams-80dbf7sr6
Forensics: 6 of 24 Bodies Identified in Mortuary Scandal Involving County Coroner
6 of 24 Bodies Identified in Mortuary Scandal Involving County Coroner — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/621816-6-of-24-Bodies-Identified-in-Mortuary-Scandal-Involving-County-Coroner/
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Forensics: US serial killer case opens door to using cutting-edge DNA data in courts
New York trial could set a legal precedent by admitting findings from whole-genome sequencing as evidence. — Read on http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03102-8
Forensics: Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia
Researchers have discovered a second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Chester County, Pa. — Read on theconversation.com/historian-uncovers-evidence-of-second-mass-grave-of-irish-immigrant-railroaders-in-pennsylvania-who-suffered-from-cholera-violence-and-xenophobia-261442
Forensic pathologist shares opinion on Gene Hackman, wife’s cause of death
Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden explained how the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog could be the result of a tragic accident. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gene-hackman-wifes-cause-death-forensic-expert-shares-opinion-unusual-circumstances
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Forensics: Something the US should have done years ago. The feds have cut the budget for missing and unknown persons for years. Most US DNA analysis $ comes from fund raising and local police budgets. Indigenous cases lanquish as well.
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