Livermore researcher Bruce Buchholz and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute are looking at victim's teeth to determine how old they are at the time of death.
Using the Lawrence Livermore's Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Buchholz determined that the radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s remains in the dental enamel, the hardest substance in the body. The radiocarbon analysis showed that dating the teeth with the carbon-14 method would estimate the birth date within one year.
Age determination of unknown human bodies is important in the setting of a crime investigation or a mass disaster, because the age at death, birth date, and year of death, as well as gender, can guide investigators to the corr
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Study: No-fat, low-fat dressings don't get most nutrients out of salads - 0 views
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now-fat, low-fat dressings for a saled. are they benefiting you or putting even more calories in your body.
Rattlesnakes strike again, bites more toxic - 0 views
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Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so bites occur annually in California, home to an abundance of snake species, but only one family is native with highly toxic venom: rattlesnakes. In San Diego County, the number of rattlesnake bites is increasing as well as the toxicity of the attack.
Breast milk kills HIV and blocks its oral transmission in humanized mouse - 0 views
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I didnt really read it but the title caught my eye.
Slam Dunk Science -- Physicist Teaches Basic Science Principles To Help Basketball Play... - 0 views
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John Fontanella wrote this article explaining how someone could improve their shot just by knowing a little physics
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Actually, this is a press release from the American Institute of Physics. Fontnella didn't write the story, but is a good contact for more information.
Hormones Increase Frequency Of Inherited Form Of Migraine In Women - 0 views
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this is an article about how performing experiments on mice help understand why migraines effect women more. they have found that by injecting the mice with a certain hormone found commonly in women, the mice have showed the same behaviors as women do who have severe migraines. ultimately this experiment will help doctors/ scientist further understand women and migraines
Putting teeth into forensic science - 0 views
Vaccine-delivery patch with dissolving microneedles eliminates 'sharps,' boosts protection - 1 views
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this article is saying how the invention of mcroneedles will eliminate the used of hypodermic needles.
'Quantum computer' a stage closer with silicon breakthrough - 0 views
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OHH.. AHH. =D
Progress using induced pluripotent stem cells to reverse blindness - 0 views
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This article is basically saying that researchers have used cutting edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder
How memory is lost: Loss of memory due to aging may be reversible - 0 views
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Yale University researchers can't tell you where you left your car keys -- but they can tell you why you can't find them.
Why diets don't work: Starved brain cells eat themselves, study finds - 0 views
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Why Diets Don't Work: Starved Brain Cells Eat Themselves, Study Finds
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