He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who is the first and only to genetically engineer babies, was sentenced to three years in prison and a $430,000 fine on Monday for “illegal medical practice.”
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The National Institute of Justice recently released a report to Congress that details the needs, challenges and promising practices for today’s forensic laboratories.
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The team behind Forensic wishes you a happy and healthy New Year!
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Closing of local automotive assembly plants may lead to increases in deaths from opioid overdose, according to a new study.
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It is premature to remove context from forensic analysis. Contextual bias on the part of a forensic examiner does not necessarily mean that errors will be made.
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Starting the New Year, child advocacy centers in Illinois will no longer need to obtain consent from parents to record forensic interviews of potential child victims, according to a new state law.
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More can be done to improve the mental health of South Australian female prisoners according to the authors of a new study.
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A development team representing forensics for the whole of the East Midlands, and the Minerva Programme Team, has been pioneering a project that is set to revolutionize the way forensics is brought into core policing.
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The United States is suffering from several different simultaneous opioid epidemics, rather than just a single crisis, according to an academic study of deaths caused by drug overdoses.
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Joseph Dalessandro, an expert and professor in IT at Tulane University, breaks down the top cybersecurity threats and trends in 2020. Dalessandro predicts hackers will continue to focus on what works best and augment it with new and novel methods of attack. Here are his top five cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020.
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