Phylogenetic analysis: getting its day in court

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Several court cases have involved the use of blood as a weapon such as deliberately injecting a victim with blood from an HIV-positive person. The outcome of the cases will influence future cases in which molecular analysis of DNA fingerprints will be offered as evidence.

Methods, Innovations, Laws, regulations and rules, DNA testing, DNA identification, Forensic genetics, Forensic hematology

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Goodness gracious, great walls afar

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Astronomers examining the image called the Hubble Deep Field have found that the galaxies in the image are grouped into giant structures resembling sheets or walls rather than distributed evenly in space. The discovery contradicts cosmological theories on early galaxies.

Research, Observations, Galaxies, Cosmology, Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite)

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Scientists probe feelings behind decision-making

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Neuroscientists at the Univ of Iowa College of Medicine have discovered that intuition plays an important role in decision-making. Their studies have revealed that brain-damaged patients who lack intuition are unable to make rational decisions.

Psychological aspects, Decision-making, Decision making, Intuition, Brain damage

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