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Scientists ID burned bodies using technique used for extracting DNA from wooly mammoths, Neanderthals

February 29, 2024 sarah JonasResearch Results

A technique originally devised to extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological specimens can be used to potentially identify badly burned human remains, according to research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Forensic Study Sheds Light on the Remains of Infants, Children

March 16, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

A forensic science study sheds light on how the bones of infants and juveniles decay. The findings will help forensic scientists determine how long a young person’s remains were at a particular location, as well as which bones are best suited for collecting tissue samples to help ID the deceased.

Was Pablo Neruda poisoned? New analysis shows covert assassination remains a possibility in Chilean poet-politician’s mysterious death

February 15, 2023 sarah JonasFeature

Evolutionary geneticists and forensic experts who have spent years analyzing the remains of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda have added important new information to the case regarding a possible covert assassination.