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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A material derived from pineapple leaves provides a safer, more sustainable, and eco-friendly alternative. The novelty here is the fabrication of a cheap powder from biomass waste.
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More than four decades after he was killed in a traffic collision in Ohio, the DNA Doe Project has identified Western Reserve Road John Doe as 41-year-old Charles Joseph Nunnenman III.
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Nearly three years later, in November 2008, the dog led its owner to a dilapidated tent in the woods where more human remains were found.
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Wichita State University will launch two graduate programs in forensic firearms and forensic biology in fall 2026, expanding the pipeline of trained specialists prepared for careers in federal, state and local crime laboratories.
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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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