The Center of Excellence will be a model for the use of crime gun intelligence (CGI) in supporting law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. It will serve as a home for the National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board.
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Eight 1,700-year-old genomes dated to the Three Kingdoms period have shown that ancient Koreans from the Gaya confederacy were more diverse than the present-day Korean population.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen the first group of encryption tools that are designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer.
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The newly formed OCME DNA Gun Crimes Unit will focus exclusively on the testing and analysis of evidence from gun crimes and accelerate testing turnaround times to 30 days or less.
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She was 4 to 5 months old at the time of her death and her remains had been inside the tire since 2017. She was murdered, however, at a nearby hotel and left at the tire store.
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“Scene to Scientist” is an introduction to forensic science for kids of all ages—in particular, older elementary school kids to those early in their high school careers.
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Researchers received a $988,559 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for a three-year study pairing forensic bruise analysis with machine learning.
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After falling short the first time, the East Haven Police Department has successfully located the burial site of the unidentified 1975 homicide victim at the State Street Cemetery in Hamden, Conn.
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A recent update to a publicly downloadable database will make it easier to sift through computers, cellphones and other electronic equipment seized in police raids, potentially helping law enforcement catch sexual predators and other criminals.
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Researchers developed a new tool: an olfactory sensor for biometric authentication using human breath.
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