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CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool for assisting in the ...

The research, conducted by the University of Dundee’s Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, examined whether ...

Three forensic examiners at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory last year mistakenly concluded that cartridge cases from ...

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One way to ensure no evidence is missed is with a “grid and height” search. This means searching one square metre at a time. As the police get closer to the walls of the room, they start looking from ...

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DENVER (KDVR) — A former forensic laboratory scientist, Yvonne “Missy” Woods, who worked for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for nearly 30 years, is facing 102 criminal charges ...