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CSI: Reality

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The impact of television's popular forensics programs such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is felt by the attorneys, investigators and educators to provide unreasonable levels of physical evidence in trails demanded by jurors is debated. A report by National Institute of Justice to Congress recommended that the federal government sponsor research to validate forensic science disciplines, addressing basic principles, error rates and standards of procedure.

Author: Houck, Max M.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
Television programs, Criticism and interpretation, Evidence, Criminal, Criminal evidence

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Down in flames: Can stem cell research recover from Woo Suk Hwang?

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The impact of the stem cell research scandal concerning Woo Suk Hwang of Seoul National University on the future embryonic stem cell research is discussed. The stem cell scandal has also put Gerald Schatten from the University of Pittsburgh on the scanner as he was Woo Suk Hwang's US collaborator on the experiments in 2005.

Author: Beardsley, Sara
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
South Korea, Hwang Woo-Suk, Stem cell research

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Down in front

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Thomas Samaras' work on his entropy theory of aging has led him to the conclusion that there are advantages in being short. Short people tend to outlive tall people, consume fewer resources and produce less garbage.

Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
Research, Physiological aspects, Stature, Body height, Stature, Short, Short stature, Samaras, Thomas

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