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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/
Forensics: The shoes tell the tale. Forensic anthropologists: Bones on bluff likely from late 1800s
The shoes will tell them more, according to Dr. Jered Cornelison. — Read on http://www.shorelinemedia.net/content/tncms/live/
Forensics: A comparison of proteomic, genomic, and osteological methods of archaeological sex estimation
Very obvious as to who wins this contest. Bones at the bottom. Sex estimation of skeletons is fundamental to many archaeological studies. Currently, three approaches are available to estimate sex–osteology, genomics, or proteomics, but little is known about the relative … Continue reading
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Forensics: Facial Reconstruction of a Prehistoric Man Whose Head Was Mounted on a Stake
In 2011, Swedish archaeologists found human skulls that had been mounted on stakes at an 8,000-year-old burial site, representing a behavior rarely seen among prehistoric hunter-gatherers. An incredible, computer-aided facial reconstruction finally puts a face to one of these skulls. — … Continue reading
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Forensics: Reconstruction and physical fit analysis of fragmented skeletal remains using 3D imaging and printing – ScienceDirect
Reconstruction and physical fit analysis of fragmented skeletal remains using 3D imaging and printing – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300633
Forensics: A forensic undergrad tests slime concoction for partial print examiners.
College kids in forensics are keen. This new grad did some simple testing with silly slime and fingerprint chemicals. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-unusual-forensic-technique.html
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Forensics: Dangers of Facial Recognition platforms. A study
These programs are not “objective evidence” for police suspicion that you are a crook. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X20300024
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