Forensic science – Page 8
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Massachusetts crime lab scandal explodes
A second Massachusetts state chemist has been charged with evidence tampering after more than 300 convicted inmates have been released
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Horse meat scare offers food for thought
Burger safety scandal highlights holes in the UK’s food testing regime
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Arafat exhumed in poisoning probe
An international team of scientists are taking samples from the former Palestinian leader’s body to try to discover what killed him
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Chemistry goes into the field to battle metal theft
New DNA and metal nanoparticle technologies are helping to catch thieves that target railways, telecommunications and churches
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US crime lab chemist arrest causes reverberations
Massachusetts state chemist’s arrest for allegedly falsifying evidence in drug cases casts doubt on thousands of convictions
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Forensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice
Man held on rape charge for five months after contamination of DNA samples
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Russian chemist released after drug charge
Expert on poppy opioid chemistry faces drug trafficking charges that supporters claim are politically motivated
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UK university lab shut after student poisoning
Police and safety body investigate as University of Southampton PhD student exposed to thallium and arsenic falls ill
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Chinese drug makers accused of using ‘gutter oil’
Oil reclaimed from drains may have been used to make an antibiotic intermediate
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Recovering chemical weapons
As stockpiles of chemical weapons are destroyed, the US looks to detecting and destroying buried munitions