Modern DNA forensic science is capable of analysing microscopic genetic traces inadvertently left at crime scenes.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 5, 2018
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Fingerprints hold a lot more information than you might realise. They don't just provide a pattern with which to identify people. They can also contain DNA. And as neither DNA nor fingerprints are infallible ways of working ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 26, 2018
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Blood spatter can provide a lot of informanulltion to an investigator at a crime scene. Unfortunately, current methods do not tell the whole story. UIC Distinguished Professor Alexander Yarin and his colleagues have shown ...
Soft Matter
Jun 26, 2018
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Researchers have demonstrated that microbial signatures, the unique microbial make-up of each individual, from the built environment can identify persons involved in crimes occurring in the home, such as burglaries. The research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2018
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Psychological profiling, also called criminal personality assessment, is a useful weapon in the armoury of an investigator trying to solve a crime. It's a process that involves what Richard Kocsis, a forensic psychologist ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2018
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On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven of their rivals dead. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is famous not only ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 8, 2018
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Does watching the work of fictional forensic investigators on TV influence viewers? There is a belief that this is the case and that the consequences of people watching shows such as the American crime drama television series ...
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2018
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It may surprise many, especially those susceptible to the CSI effect, but fingerprint evidence is not conclusive beyond a reasonable doubt.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 5, 2017
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It's difficult to contemplate the tragedy of losing a loved one and never knowing what happened to them.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 18, 2017
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The first big case involving fingerprint evidence in the United States was the murder trial of Thomas Jennings in Chicago in 1911. Jennings had broken into a home in the middle of the night and, when discovered by the homeowner, ...
Security
Aug 14, 2017
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