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NewsPublic inquiry into Novichok poisoning death of Dawn Sturgess announced
UK investigation will examine any Russian involvement in the case of a woman who died after coming into contact with a nerve agent in 2018
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Research
Individual proteins identified with world’s tiniest ruler
Nanosized caliper that can identify individual proteins could ‘do for proteins what next-generation sequencing did for DNA’
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Opinion
The dead of aconite
Whether human, witch or werewolf, beware a flower known as the queen of poisons
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Business
The future of ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing
As it gets cheaper and easier to read genetic code, its applications are expanding rapidly
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News
US intelligence can’t agree if Covid-19 came from an animal or a lab
After months of investigation agencies remain divided on most likely origin of Sars-CoV-2
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News
Shedding light on Nazi-era uranium cubes with modern nuclear forensics
US team are using radiochronometry to confirm their authenticity and origins
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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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Opinion
Stable isotopic analysis identifies unknown casualties of war
Humanitarian aid provided by forensic science
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Research
Elemental analysis of skid marks could connect a car’s tyres to a crime scene
New technique could be a valuable addition to forensic scientists’ toolkit
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Research
Case closed on decades old mystery of American bald eagle deaths
Invasive plant and cyanobacterium join up to form a deadly duo that have been killing US wildlife
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News
Massachusetts crime lab scandal could widen as another chemist is investigated
A third Massachusetts state chemist is being investigated for possible misconduct that might have resulted in wrongful convictions
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Research
Rapid test can tell human from animal blood at crime scenes
Spectroscopy combined with statistics could provide answers in hit-and-run cases
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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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Opinion
Chemical detective work shows its power in latest Novichok saga
Analytical chemistry’s forensic feats are astounding but so commonplace now that we’ve become blasé to them
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News
Russian opposition leader was poisoned with Novichok agent
German chancellor Angela Merkel says Russia has ‘serious questions’ to answer after tests confirm presence of nerve agent in Alexei Navalny’s bloodstream
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Opinion
Poisons leave no mushroom for error
Will you enjoy a delicious treat, or endure excruciating agony?
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News
Regulator repeats warnings on forensics shortcomings in England and Wales
Digital forensics and toxicology skills are in particularly short supply
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Research
E-liquids linked to US deaths form deadly compound when vaped
Pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate creates organic molecule with effects comparable to first world war chemical weapon
