Overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in Toronto are not associated with long-term increases in local crime, researchers have found.
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Using archaeological, geospatial, forensic, and bioarchaeological methods, including microscopic examination of the pyre sediments and detailed analysis of the human bone fragments, the researchers reconstructed the extraordinary sequence of events surrounding the cremation in unprecedented detail.
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DNA analysis completed using evidence from the Kentucky victim’s post-mortem sexual assault kit confirmed what was expected—43-year-old Linda Rutledge was another victim of Brashers.
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Officers located 84-year-old Alice Sharitz, who lived alone, lying on the living room floor. A wooden-handled knife was embedded in her chest, and she had visible abrasions on both knees.
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The “fantastic four” chemical standards focus on the four, hard biomaterials—nails, hair, bones and teeth—that provide a consistent and critical reference point for forensic anthropology and toxicology work.
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Researchers at the CFSRE have been working to develop faster and more flexible methods to detect and identify NPS in biological and drug samples.
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While orthopedic surgeons are experts in musculoskeletal injuries, screening patients to identify intimate partner violence (IPV) is not routine.
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Efforts to identify the man have been complicated by a lack of DNA matches and the inaccessibility of records, but the team working on this case have now identified a number of locations and families that Franklin County John Doe has links to.
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In order to prevent any ongoing confusion or biases within the scientific and legal community, we propose the use of "Transfer DNA" to serve as an all-encompassing term for DNA that has transferred from one surface/person to another, and where the biological source and mechanism of deposition cannot be definitively attributed.
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Ed Asher was declared legally dead in 2006 after he was presumed to have drowned while crabbing in Tillamook Bay on Sept. 5, 2006.
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