All crime articles
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Opinion
When the blood keeps on flowing
While warfarins can be lifesaving, superwarfarins are deadly – and not just to rodents
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News
‘Hobby chemist’ guilty of possession of acids without a licence
Cheshire man receives 12-month community order
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Feature
Using DNA evidence to picture suspects
Forensic DNA phenotyping predicts people’s appearance and reveals their ancestry, finds Andy Extance, but has some significant challenges to overcome
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News
UNC Chapel Hill PhD student charged with killing his academic adviser
Applied physical sciences professor Zijie Yan fatally shot on campus
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Two-year suspended prison sentence for irresponsible home chemist
Conviction follows discovery of explosive precursors that led to evacuation of homes in Yorkshire
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News
Harvard chemist Charles Lieber found guilty of all charges related to Chinese research funding
Jury reach verdict on US Department of Justice case against the nanoscience pioneer within three hours
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Opinion
Insulin as a murder weapon
Forensic experts can tell if high insulin levels have a natural or criminal cause
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News
Former Nasa nanotechnologist jailed for hiding his China ties
US judge sentences senior Nasa scientist to 30 days imprisonment for lying about his participation in a Chinese talent programme
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News
Former chemistry student sentenced to seven years for thallium poisoning
Yukai Yang could serve up to 20 years for adding toxic metal to his roommate’s food
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Opinion
Identifying mineralised tissue in the fight against wildlife crime
Is it horn, antler, teeth, ivory… or artificial?
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News
Japanese professor could face prison after teaching students to make MDMA
Matsuyama University pharmaceutical researcher could be jailed for up to 10 years
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Research
Machine learning predicts ammunition from gunshot residue
Forensic tool will assist investigators by turning back time on firearm chemistry
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News
Forensic chemist’s sacking raises questions about US drug convictions
Firing of North Carolina police chemist prompts review of criminal drug cases from the past three-and-a-half years
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News
Chemistry graduate student gets seven years for poisoning co-worker
Chinese PhD student spiked colleague’s food and water with carcinogen
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News
UK forensic lab misconduct results in dozens of convictions being overturned
Data manipulation at Randox Testing has led to 40 drug-driving convictions being quashed after samples were retested
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