Thanks to the work carried out by University of Twente Ph.D. candidate Brigitte Bruijns, crime scenes can now be inspected on the spot for the presence of human DNA. In her Ph.D. thesis, she describes a lab-on-a-chip that ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 18, 2019
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Technological developments in evidence gathering hold out promise of fewer offenses going unpunished.
Biotechnology
Jan 27, 2023
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Anyone who has watched one of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television shows knows that PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a technology used to amplify the tiniest samples of DNA into forensic evidence that can identify ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arizona research team recently completed a study looking at the DNA blueprint of almost 1,000 individuals and comparing that to detailed measurements of their hair, skin and eye color.
Biochemistry
Mar 2, 2009
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Forensic experts have developed a new approach to assist the comparison and interpretation of footwear mark evidence.
Other
Mar 3, 2023
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New research published by forensic chemist Igor Lednev could soon offer law enforcement another valuable crime scene tool—a quick and accurate way to distinguish human blood from animal blood.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 18, 2020
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Often left on the surfaces of a crime scene or on the clothes of an accused criminal, blood backspatter can be used as evidence for forensic scientists to reconstruct what occurred. However, the fluid dynamics at play are ...
Soft Matter
Apr 25, 2023
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We all know the bleak and desolate scene from a thousand crime dramas—the abandoned building, the blood-stained gravel, the flagging tape that creates a stark cordon around the evidence as it flaps in the chill wind under ...
Polymers
Oct 19, 2023
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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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Sherlock Holmes could examine a crime scene with nothing but his immense powers of deduction and perhaps a trusty magnifying glass. But real investigators today have much more sophisticated technology at their disposal for ...
Engineering
Oct 17, 2016
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