Skin cells leave their mark for crime scene investigators
Depositing skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data from Flinders University shows that some people have higher intra-variability in their cell deposits.
Depositing skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data from Flinders University shows that some people have higher intra-variability in their cell deposits.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 29, 2022
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The U.S. government spent an estimated $5.4 billion last year at the state and federal level to incarcerate adults convicted of sex crimes against children under age 18, according to a new study led by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2022
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A new UK government act designed to target the assets of Russian oligarchs and other money launderers comes with loopholes, according to an economic crime expert from the University of Portsmouth.
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2022
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A new study examined the impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd's death on police work in the Tempe, Arizona, police department. The study examined weekly trends in crime and officer activities, as well as footage from body-worn ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2022
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In a Swiss cleanroom, this historic object has been taking shape. Made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer, this is the central core of ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense.
Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2022
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People who have suffered extreme difficulties in childhood are more likely to commit crimes as adults than those who have not, a study suggests.
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2022
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Does being sentenced to juvenile detention or community service truly serve as a means to rehabilitation?
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2022
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New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds self-regulating is critical to reducing crime linked to Airbnb commercial listings.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2022
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Providing residents with information about their neighborhood police officers may reduce crime rates, suggests a Nature paper. The combined results from laboratory and field studies suggest that our sense of anonymity depends ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2022
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The oldest book of zoology was published on clay tablets more than 3,600 years ago, and reported the names of 396 types of wild animals known at the time. Ten of them were different kinds of fly.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2022
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