The composition of blood stains changes over the course of weeks and months. Forensic medicine hopes to make use of this fact in future to convict suspects—or to prove their innocence.
Analytical Chemistry
May 31, 2023
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In February 2020, a group of musicians from around the world living in China recorded their cover of a song by Michael Jackson on video to express their support to the families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and to those ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2022
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Fake medicines are one of the biggest health problems in the world today.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 9, 2020
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The word "forensic" is typically associated with crimes and legal disputes. Forensic medicine, for example, applies medical knowledge to establish the causes of injury or death.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 28, 2019
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One of the basic principles of forensic science is Locard's Exchange Principle which says: "Every contact leaves a trace." It was formulated in the early 20th century, by French criminologist Edmond Locard, and still informs ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 3, 2016
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Around the world, especially in developing nations, counterfeit medicines are a real problem. Until now, in many countries there hasn't been a standard protocol to conduct investigations and pursue prosecution.
Other
Apr 25, 2016
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Tübingen researchers have developed a method which enables them to more accurately reconstruct crimes involving sharp blades or firearms. An interdisciplinary team from the Center for Bioinformatics Tübingen (ZBIT), Forensic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 9, 2015
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Roman gladiators ate a mostly vegetarian diet and drank ashes after training as a tonic. These are the findings of anthropological investigations carried out on bones of warriors found during excavations in the ancient city ...
Archaeology
Oct 20, 2014
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The putative remains of Carin Göring, wife of Nazi leader Herman Göring, were found in 1991 at a site close to where she had been buried. In a recently published article, Maria Allen, professor of forensic genetics at Uppsala ...
Archaeology
Dec 21, 2012
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Exploding carcasses through putrefaction gases - this is how science explained the mysterious bone arrangements in almost fully preserved dinosaur skeletons for decades. Now a Swiss-German research team has proved that these ...
Archaeology
Mar 28, 2012
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