Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2005
...l fingerprints" from a partially burned log at the crime scene and compared them to those of logs that had been placed by the suspect in a fireplace. "We used our laser technique to determine the elemental makeup based on heavy metals and other trace elements to evaluate whether the two sets of logs could ...Dartmouth Medical School lab blends DNA and technology to aid in crime-solving
HANOVER, NH In an effort to harness the crime solving potential of DNA technology, the Interacti...nanalyzed DNA samples and biological evidence from crime scenes, especially in sexual assault and murder cases." Henderson believes that if a laboratory tec...New cyber security protocol for online banking, and more
...The safety measures also might help stop organized crime and terrorist-funding groups from collecting large numbers of fund-transfer account numbers that could be used for money laundering, the researchers say. In one possible application, the security protocol could be used to verify that two wireless de...Researching airborne metals in transit workers' bodies
...ncern with respect to crime, despite the fact that crime rates generally have been dropping. Chillrud is one of many Earth Institute scientists whose research focuses on New York City's environmental problems. Though Earth Institute research extends around the globe, its New York City Initiative encourages...'Color-blind' method opens new doors in DNA sequencing
...dside, the doctor's office and even the scene of a crime or a battlefield. "We could eventually do direct detection of a DNA sequence from native DNA" without manipulation now performed in the laboratory, said Dr. Michael L. Metzker, assistant professor in the BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center and adjunc......e departments are testing the system to help fight crime in areas that are low on beat officers. Safety Dynamics received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award from the Navy in 2004 and is working on adapting its system for a lightweight mobile version that could be hand carried into the field...National Inventors Hall of Fame welcomes 2005 inductees
...the first individual to be exonerated of a capital crime as the result of Jeffreys' work. Representing the 97-year old Leo Sternbach (Valium) will be his son Michael. The eight deceased inventors receiving the honor have also advanced our society, with inventions as diverse as the creation of the traffi...Quantifying network vulnerability, and the best way to find hidden items
...% of the nodes. It should come as no surprise that crime rings and terrorist networks go to great trouble to keep their most powerful and highly connected members secret. The bottom line: secrecy is the best defense for networks under attack, and good intelligence is vital for taking networks down. The res...Temple engineers recieve NSF grant to develop interactive high school biology curriculum
...volve students by having them investigate a murder crime scene, the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings genealogy debate, and the origin theory of Homo sapiens. "We want students to learn that there are different ways of applying a scientific method," said Brian P. Butz, director of ISAC and principal investiga...Scientists discover gene that controls speed of tuberculosis development
... "HIV and tuberculosis are synergistic partners in crime for example," says Dr. Schurr. "They appear to accelerate disease progression when they occur together." "Understanding the basic pathways of pathogenesis offers new targets and policies for disease prevention," notes Dr. Emil Skamene, Scientific Dir...International move to train more forensic medicine and science experts
...f subjects including drugs of misuse, genetics and crime scene management supported by laboratory workshops. David Harrison, Professor of Pathology at the University of Edinburgh said: "Few Universities can provide the complete range of skills and expertise needed for comprehensive forensic education.This ...Umzi Wethu Project announced at 8th World Wilderness Congress
...y of teenagers from a life of poverty and possibly crime to economic advancement and possible social leadership that embraces environmental values." The theme for the 8th WWC is Wilderness, Wildlands and People: A Partnership for the Planet. It will generate the most up-to-date and accurate information on ...New technologies in the fight against terrorism
...hnology underpinning the UK's efforts at combating crime and terrorism. "Homeland Security" covers a huge range of activities co-ordinated across government. Alan Pratt will reveal how the UK is increasing security, ranging from protective physical security to explosives detection and border control; an...Scientists observe how a close bond activates the immune system
...ht encounter. Just as police need evidence of a crime to begin an investigation, T cells must recognize a specific antigen before they start to fight an infection. Dendritic cells constantly scour the body for antigens and present these to T cells for review in the lymph nodes. It is a demanding job. "J...World Trade Center identifications pushed forensic DNA technology
...able decreased dramatically. Until Septenber 2001, crime labs across the country generally used STRs short tandem repeats in forensics work. STRs are biological markers in nuclear DNA that are inherited from both parents and vary widely among people. The Combined DNA Index System CODIS used by the FB...Public support for environmental protection on the decline
...ested in a range of domestic priorities, including crime prevention and health care management. Greenberg's...des protecting the environment, the priorities are crime reduction, job creation, managed health care, national debt pay-down, federal income tax reduction f...Mathematics in fact and fiction discussed at AAAS Annual Meeting
...location and workplace of a criminal, based on his crime patterns. He also has used math to compare DNA sequences, analyze the structural stability of a building and develop a new technique for enhancing video images.Gary Lorden of the California Institute of Technology, who serves as an adviser to the sho...Improving police cars, recovering lost manuscripts: UH research day delivers
...stry and the law enforcement community in fighting crime with special high-tech police cars courtesy of the "Smart Police Car Test and Evaluation Project." Other projects on display will include exhibits and demonstrations from the Texas Learning and Computational Center from its state-of-the-art computat...Genetics experts join together to support efforts to identify remaining hurricane Katrina victims
...ore, Dr. Bailey-Wilson serves on a panel to advise crime lab staff and the coroners' offices in both states responsible for identifying the dead and missing. It is a repeat role for the two statistical geneticists, who also served on a panel for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in New York City aft...