Hacker News with Generative AI: Forensic Science

Blood droplets on inclined surfaces reveal new cracking patterns (phys.org)
Dried deposit of a 5 μL blood droplet on a glass surface inclined at 35° to the horizontal, showing differential cracking between the advancing (downhill) and receding (uphill) fronts. The arrow indicates the direction of gravitational acceleration (g). Credit: Bibek Kumar, Sangamitro Chatterjee, Amit Agrawal, Rajneesh Bhardwaj
Physics, Forensic Science, Fluid Dynamics
41 points by bookofjoe 23 days ago | 3 comments
Extracting DNA from the air – DNA evidence of human occupancy in indoor premises (nature.com)
Humans constantly shed deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) into the surrounding environment. This DNA may either remain suspended in the air or it settles onto surfaces as indoor dust. In this study, we explored the potential use of human DNA recovered from air and dust to investigate crimes where there are no visible traces available—for example, from a recently vacated drugs factory where multiple workers had been present.
Forensic Science, DNA, Environmental Science
248 points by punnerud 69 days ago | 93 comments
Man Convicted on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis May Be Executed Anyway (propublica.org)
Nine other prisoners have walked free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by Michael West, the dentist, or his pathologist partner, Dr. Steven Hayne, once stars of the Mississippi forensics field.
Forensic Science, Law, Criminal Justice, Mississippi
9 points by hn_acker 73 days ago | 2 comments
Forensic toxicology backdates the use of coca plant in Europe to the early 1600s (sciencedirect.com)
Forensic Science, History, Drugs, Europe
30 points by benbreen 268 days ago | 5 comments
Forensic Pseudoscience – The Unheralded Crisis of Criminal Justice (2015) (bostonreview.net)
Forensic Science, Criminal Justice, Pseudoscience
7 points by YeGoblynQueenne 301 days ago | 0 comments
Transferability of Microbiome on Clothes as a Tool for Forensic Investigations (phys.org)
Forensic Science, Microbiome, Clothing, Law Enforcement
51 points by wglb 361 days ago | 9 comments