How Pittsburgh innovators are improving patient safety: DNA fingerprinting, reimagining wheelchairs, and harnessing operations data

Western Pennsylvania healthcare innovators are working to improve patient safety. Their efforts help deepen Pittsburgh’s standing as a global safety center — and bring critical research and innovation ...
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Truth machine the contentious history of DNA fingerprinting Michael Lynch, Simon A. Cole, Ruth McNally, and Kathleen Jordan

nmahmai copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. A revolution in forensic science? -- Interlude A : DNA profiling techniques -- A techno-legal controversy -- Interlude B : Admissibility, ...
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It started with blood type and fingerprints. How forensic tools have evolved since the 1970s

Forensic science became a critical art in criminal investigations in the 1970s with the use of blood type identification. Every decade since has yielded enhanced forensic technology, leading to the ...

Common myths about forensic science (CSI effect)

Forensic science has fascinated the world for decades. From TV shows like CSI to crime thrillers, it’s often portrayed as a magical tool that can instantly solve any crime. But the real world of ...
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DNA fingerprinting convicts Zimbabwe lion poachers in landmark case

By Spoorthy Raman A CSI-style investigation in Zimbabwe helped to successfully prosecute two people for killing a lion and trafficking its teeth, flesh and other body parts in February. Forensic ...