Scientists report in a pilot study that opioid side effects like inflammation and pain sensitivity might be influenced by the body’s own immune system, which can make antibodies against the drugs.
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Remains found at a house in Virginia could date back between the 1700's and 1800's. A large portion of the remains were exhumed for examination.
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The goal of geoFOR is to capture as much information as possible on body decomposition across a variety of geographic areas. Ideally, after years of data input, the app should contain enough data to provide near-instant estimates of time of death.
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The Center for Wildlife Forensics will strengthen NParks’ detection and diagnostic capabilities by drawing upon expertise across NParks to identify and analyse specimens involved in the illegal wildlife trade.
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In 1966, a young woman drowned in Ropers Motel pool in Pecos, Texas and more than 50 years later this young woman remains unidentified.
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Patty Williams Childress, herself a genealogist, social worker and private investigator, had been researching the cases in DDP’s pipeline when she spotted the similarities in this one.
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Earlier this month, private equity funds managed by Blackstone reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, Permira, and other equity holders for a total enterprise value of $4.7 billion.
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Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane María continues with FEMA’s obligation of over $7.6 million for the Forensic Science Institute, known as the ICF in Spanish.
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Software pioneered by the University of Bradford and used to piece together bone fragments from one of the UK’s oldest archaeological sites could be used on modern crime scenes.
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If you want to enhance a locust to be used as a bomb-sniffing bug, there are a few technical challenges that need solving before sending it into the field. For that matter, can locusts even smell explosives?
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