Bacteria could identify month-old suspicious stains at crime scenes
13 May 2019
Forensic investigators may be able to use a suspicious stain’s microbiome to determine its origin, even after a month of being exposed to air
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Crime-fighting botanist takes down murderers using plants
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Jane Bock helps to solve homicides by identifying things like the origin of blades of grass on a shoe or the chewed-up remains of a victim’s last meal
Your personal cloud of microbes can be used to identify you
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When a person enters a house, they leave behind a unique set of microorganisms that could serve as a fingerprint – and it seems to be accurate enough to spot individual people
Who was the Somerton Man? Solving Australia's coldest case
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An amateur sleuth has spent years tracing the identity of a mysterious body found on a beach 70 years ago. Finally, he is finding answers close to home
Serial killer suspect identified using DNA family tree website
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A serial killer active in California decades ago may finally have been identified using genetic sequences the suspect’s distant relatives gave to a website
Austerity has put UK forensic labs in crisis and justice at risk
25 April 2018
Thousands of criminal cases are under review, forensic labs are failing to meet basic standards and some are just going bust. Where did it all go wrong?
How your digital style gives you away – and how to hide it
22 November 2017
Each of us has a unique way with words when we type our messages, emails and social posts. Do you know what yours is saying about you?
Future forensics: Harnessing the spirit of Sherlock Holmes
16 May 2017
The fictional Victorian detective prophesied several enduring forensic methods. But how much will today’s big advances shape the future of this field?
