Recently, a suspect in a nearly 29 year old attempted murder cold case was identified using advanced DNA technology, known as familial DNA.
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The project—Single-cell and single molecule analysis for DNA identification (SCAnDi)—will examine whether new techniques in the single-cell analysis field could add valuable new DNA evidence to investigations when used by forensic investigators.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning Floridians about a rise in deaths nationwide from bromazolam, a potent benzodiazepine. The drug is gaining popularity throughout the country and is reportedly being mixed with illicit fentanyl.
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For Lauren Weidner, assistant professor at Arizona State University, the insects are the victims this time.
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The suspect forced the three girls out of the vehicle and bound two of them. He then proceeded to sexually assault one of the girls before stabbing them.
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The remains of a Long Island man killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been identified more than two decades after the 2001 attacks, the New York City medical examiner’s office announced Thursday.
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An omnibus bill to promote a victim-centered, trauma-informed response to sexual assault in Washington’s legal system was heard in the Senate Law & Justice Committee on Monday.
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It is certainly not headline news that fentanyl is a threat in the U.S. and other countries. However, a new wrinkle in the ongoing opioid crisis has recently been discovered and labeled an “emerging threat”—injectable liquid fentanyl.
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Researchers have created a way to map and visualize fingermarks in three dimensions from any perspective on a computer—using digital holography.
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In April 1993, a biologist discovered a grave covered with a handmade quilt and several large rocks.
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