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Police: Japan. Forensics analyst sacked for repeatedly faking DNA tests
SAGA—A forensic DNA analyst here was fired for committing more than 100 acts of misconduct, including fabricating reports about DNA tests that he never performed, Saga prefectural police said on Sept. 8. — Read on http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/16017256
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Forensics: Is this a crime?Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians – The Intercept — Read on theintercept.com/2025/09/05/pentagon-official-trump-boat-strike-was-a-criminal-attack-on-civilians/
Forensics: First time ever. DNA Analysis Leads to Individual Twin in 1987 Rape Cold Case
DNA Analysis Leads to Individual Twin in 1987 Rape Cold Case — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/621193-DNA-Analysis-Leads-to-Individual-Twin-in-1987-Rape-Cold-Case/
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Forensics: DNA from rootless hair. Gilgo Beach killings: Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology in case against suspect Rex Heuermann | CNN
Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/us/gilgo-beach-rex-heuermann-dna-ruling
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Forensics: Geographical humor about the Gulf of Trump scandal
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Forensics: Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics
Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics — Read on http://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/22/denver-police-crime-lab-triples-number-of-cases-under-review-in-cbi-scandal/
Forensics: Meet our cousins. Earliest evidence discovered of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals
Earliest evidence discovered of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals | EurekAlert! — Read on http://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1095212
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Forensics: Mentoring stands out as an aid to AI instruction. Scalpels, Simulators, and Struggle: Lessons from an AI Operating Room
While surgical education has always relied on mentorship, the rise of artificial intelligence offers a new way to measure and refine skills; however, data alone can’t teach mastery. It takes a human, with empathy and nuance that no algorithm can … Continue reading
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Forensics: NYPD, prosecutorial misconduct court settlement payouts exceed $77 million, Legal Aid report says
NEW YORK — City taxpayers shelled out more than $77 million to settle lawsuits alleging police and prosecutorial misconduct and overturned convictions through the first six months of the year, according to a new report by the Legal Aid Society. … Continue reading
