The High Court decides: police can take DNA upon arrestIt’s a big, a huge victory for law enforcement agencies – a divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled that police can take a DNA sample…
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The rising influence of artificial intelligence in CSI and LawWhether it’s cybercrimes, psychological profiling, or simply data analysis, artificial intelligence is starting to play a more and more important role in forensics and law….
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Working as a DNA Lab Technician Job in the field of DNA testing, Forensic and GeneticsA technician, as the name denotes, is one who works within the vast and diversified field of technology. Those aspiring to work in a DNA…
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Bad forensic science: second leading cause of wrongful convictionsIn 1985, a mistaken identification and an unreliable microscopic comparison of hair wrongly convicted Steven Avery of raping a Manitowoc woman. In 2003, Avery was…
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The two faces of Mona Lisa: hidden portrait found beneath the masterpieceA French scientists claims there’s another portrait etched beneath the Mona Lisa — one of the most famous paintings in the world. Pascal Cotte was…
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How Daylight saving time fights crimeWhen in 2007 Congress decided to extend the period daylight saving time, known as DST for short, by four weeks each year — three weeks…
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Enjoyment of bitter foods linked with everyday sadismA new study conducted by Innsbruck researchers found that people who enjoy bitter foods like olives, dark chocolate and broccoli are more likely to exhibit…
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CIA pulled agents from Beijing after massive breach of federal personnel recordsA number of CIA officers were pulled from the U.S. Embasy in Beijing as a precautionary measure taken in the wake of massive cybertheft of…
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Bacteria on shoes could be used in forensic investigationsAccording to , one of the most robust pillars of the forensic work, “Every contact leaves a trace”. In forensic investigations these traces are important for…
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Using corpse feeding larvae to determine time of deathThe non-biting blowfly Chrysomya megacephala is a common sight on dead bodies and forensic investigators use them to determine the time of death, referred to…
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