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Forensic Science & Medicine

Improving Forensic Science

Some techniques used in forensic work were not properly validated.  The National Academy of Sciences has worked to eliminate invalid forensic tools.

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods

“How Science is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving”

 

Fingerprint Patterns

A Review of the FBI’s Handling of the Brandon Mayfield Case

Principles of Fingerprint Analysis

“Fingerprint Samples & How to Classify Them”

 

DNA

Genetics Overview

“The False Promise of DNA Testing”

“DNA at the Fringes: Twins, Chimerism, and Synthetic DNA”

“3 Human Chimeras that Already Exist”

“Forensics 2.0”

“What is Epigenetics? with Nessa Carey”

Can Brothers Share the Same STR Profile?

“Polonium-210: A Deadly Element”

“The Death of Alexander Litvinenko”

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