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Articles related to forensic science
Browse: Optical Sensor Detects Trace Amounts of Explosives |
Feature:
The Scent of a Crime
Cadaver-detection dogs can’t be trained using human remains. How accurately can the complex scents emitted by decomposing bodies be mimicked when these dogs are trained? |
Browse: Flawed Forensics Hamper ID of Human Remains | Browse: Bullets Fingerprinted |
Browse: Gunshot Residue Matching Puts Shooters in Sights |
Cover Story:
Final Resting Place of an Outlaw
Archaeological and forensic detective work led to the remains of Ned Kelly, one of Australia’s most celebrated, reviled and polarising historical figures. |
Cover Story:
Post Mortem: What Happens to Drugs after Death?
Drug levels can rise, fall or even disappear entirely after death, potentially leading to incorrect conclusions about murder, suicide and drug overdoses. |
Browse:
Bacteria Put the Bite on Assailants
New techniques to study the bacteria left behind after biting could prove a boon for forensics, the Otago School of Dentistry claims.
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Browse: Forensic Examiners Pass the Face-Matching Test |
Up Front:
Cold Case for a National Genetic Database
If we won’t share our medical history across the health system, it’s hard to see Australians handing over their genetic profile. |