Reducing gun portrayals in entertainment and challenging beliefs about firearms for self-protection could complement efforts to reduce firearm violence.
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“Photo 51” was a cleaner version of an earlier X-ray image—Photo 49—that Rosalind Franklin had already used to calculate key features of DNA, challenging long-held assumptions about her role in the discovery of the double helix.
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Last week, Othram announced the identification of two cold case John Does in Hillsborough County, Florida.
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The initiative brings together forensic science with ethical, cultural and legal approaches to help families resolve the trauma of ambiguous loss.
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Designed to support forensic science, emergency response, and medical investigation, the facility combines advanced crime labs, autopsy suites, evidence storage, a firing range, and emergency management operations under one roof.
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A new study finds both autistic and non-autistic suspects may be judged more harshly if any idiosyncratic behaviors in interviews stray beyond what observers consider as normal.
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After more than 42 years, using modern forensic DNA technology and extensive police work, investigators have finally identified the victim of a brutal murder in Hamilton Co. as 44-year-old Betty Jo Norris.
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The New Jersey State Police has identified human remains recovered on May 22, 1981, in Atlantic City through advances in forensic DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy.
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Analysis documented decomposition and multiple healed fractures with surgical hardware present. Despite investigative efforts, the man could not be identified.
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The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is working with 12 hospitals, 64 police departments, forensic nurses, and labs in Erie, Lancaster, and York Counties to pilot the tracking system ahead of statewide launch in December.
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