Whole genome sequences provide a genetic snapshot of ancient Indigenous people who were decimated by European military campaigns.
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Researchers used insights from three known cases of police corruption to create a statistical model to identify possible crews of officers engaging in misconduct and criminal behavior.
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The baby boy was discovered deceased on December 7, 2003, in Lake Pepin. A second child, a newborn baby girl found deceased on November 4, 1999, was also determined through DNA to be Matter's child.
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NIST's report documents the scientific foundations of digital evidence examination and recommends ways to advance the field.
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Police say they’ve solved a 32-year-old cold-case killing of a Southern California man, and the suspect is already serving a prison sentence on an unrelated charge.
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Researchers at two state universities are joining forces to battle the opioid epidemic with help from decades of chemistry research conducted by Purdue Pharma.
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Just a year and a half after Bronx investigators used familial DNA for the first time to arrest a man for the 1999 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, an appeals court halted the use of the technique.
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A week after a decades-old body was found in receding Lake Mead, authorities in Las Vegas are trying to identify a second set of newly discovered human remains.
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The innovation helped accelerate successful investigation and prosecution of sexual assault in the United States and whose influence continues to this day.
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University of New Haven and Notre Dame High School recently collaborated to offer a program that let high school students explore careers in criminal justice and forensic science.
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