DNA evidence, with its high-tech luster, often grabs all the headlines. But latent prints, that old-fashioned staple of forensic science, are still a cornerstone of criminal investigations.

Competition for work in this field can be intense. However, if you have a strong desire to shape the world of justice by using science to solve crime puzzles, then a career in forensic science could ...

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A recent joint study between Linköping University and the Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology of the ...

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As part of “From Sample to Verdict,” LCGC International sat down with Ed Sisco and Sarah Shuda, Research Chemists at NIST, to discuss the work that their groups are conducting that are helping to ...

In 1992, forensic anthropologist Mercedes (Mimi) Doretti (pictured above, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1980s) traveled to El Salvador as part of a U.N.-sponsored team to investigate the 1981 El ...

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There’s a lot of mystery in “Forensic Files,” but not too much behind the decision by the cable network that airs the series to keep it going longer. CNN has renewed its license with the long-running ...

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and ...

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