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Forensics: Rapid DNA supplanting dental IDs in cases like this. KBI identifies remains found in southeast Kansas as missing 19-y –
Our last large fatality incident in Santa Barbara used 100% DNA analyzed at a mobile onsite lab for IDs of over 30 burn victims. It is a new world for odonts. Cases w/out any leads still are mandated for dental … Continue reading
Forensics US: Target Has a Better Forensics Lab Than Your Police Department | Rare
Target Has a Better Forensics Lab Than Your Police Department | Rare — Read on rare.us/rare-life/target-forensics-lab/amp/
Forensics: World’s largest DNA sequencing of Viking skeletons reveals they weren’t all Scandinavian
Looks like Eric the Red may have been from New Jersey. — Read on phys.org/news/2020-09-world-largest-dna-sequencing-viking.amp
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Forensics: Looking at Bones. An Eagle’s Skull – The Anatomy Lab
Ouch. An Eagle’s Skull – The Anatomy Lab surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/an-eagles-skull/amp/
Forensics: Mexico’s drug war leaves 39,000 unidentified bodies in its morgues
This is horrible. Investigation by Quinto Elemento Labs finds alarming number of people buried in common graves — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/mexicos-drug-war-leaves-39000-unidentified-bodies-in-its-morgues
Forensics: As expected FP Examiners are all over the map. Examining and expanding the friction ridge value decision.
Is thus really a “science?” More like tea leaves, phrenology or astrology. Some FP folks are really concerned. Examining and expanding the friction ridge value decision – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037907382030270X
Forensics: How not to exaggerate DNA Likelihood ratios for lawyers.
It all starts with lawyers and judges learning some science. Good luck with that. Someone says “knowledge is not understanding.” This piece desxribes the didference. By Raymond ValerioChief of the Forensic Science Unit, Bronx County (New York) District Attorney’s Office … Continue reading
Forensics: Modern face of Homo antecessor may have had insufficient room for wisdom teeth
Oral surgeons would have had a field day back then. Modern face of Homo antecessor may have had insufficient room for wisdom teeth — Read on phys.org/news/2020-01-modern-homo-antecessor-insufficient-room.amp
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Forensics: App created by Clemson researcher uses photos of dead bodies, roadkill to help forensic teams determine time of death | Clemson University News and Stories, South Carolina
Im not sure about the “near instant” part. A new smartphone app developed by a Clemson researcher is designed to aid coroners and forensic teams in determining time of death by improving the understanding of body decomposition. The app allows … Continue reading
Forensics: read every word. DNA mixtures – Do you understand them? | Forensic Context
A simple introduction to DNA mixtures in forensic science, what are they, why they occur and the issues with assessing their evidential value. — Read on http://www.forensiccontext.com/dna-mixtures-do-you-understand-them/
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