Dig begins for remains of Troubles victim 50 years after disappearance

Seamus Maguire believed to have been killed and buried in County Antrim by republican paramilitaries in 1976

The Guardian
A novel, nondestructive methodology utilizing dry cytology brushes to extract cellular and genetic material from ancient animal-skin parchments without compromising the physical integrity of the historical artifacts.
#MolecularGenetics #Bioarchaeology #VeterinaryGenetics #ForensicScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/gen05182601.html
Nondestructive Testing Paves Way for Genetic Analysis of Historical Parchments

Discover how non-invasive cytology swabbing and next-gen DNA sequencing extract historical genetic data from ancient parchments without damage.

Patna: Science Guides Justice: AIIMS Patna Hosts Landmark CME on Forensic Medicine.

AIIMS Patna hosted a landmark CME on National Forensic Medicine Day, emphasising the critical synergy between medical science and the judicial system to strengthen justice delivery.

Aliyesha
Content warning: mentions a fatality. Could gas filling a garage have seeped down to the basement, been drawn into a furnace, then migrated up two floors and resulted in a death? #MurderMystery #TrueCrime #CaseAnalysis #ForensicScience #CriminalJustice #becomingfriendswiththepod #bfw #AIcaptionsnailedit #EatTheRich
Today feels like a good day to start work on a book that I've been pondering for a few months. #writing #ForensicScience #DFIR
A team of Malayali researchers has developed an AI-powered interrogation system, SEMS, designed to detect deception in real time and improve forensic accuracy. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/science/ai-interrogation-system-sems-malayali-researchers-crime-detection-technology-giiu83gn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AIInnovation #ForensicScience #LieDetection #SEMS

When Inspiration and Loss Collide: Writing This the Day After My 30th Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. March 27, 2026. I turned thirty. And I didn’t write about this yesterday. Not because it didn’t matter, and not because it didn’t hit me, but honestly because I was too sad to process it in real time. I also didn’t want to make my birthday entirely about grief again. I’ve had enough birthdays like that already. And on top of that, I needed space. Time to sit with what I heard, to let it settle, to understand why it affected me the way it did. So I’m […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/03/28/12/37/20/analysis/jaimedavid327/10307/when-inspiration-and-loss-collide-writing-this-the-day-after-my-30th-birthday/