'Smell Of Death' Research Could Help Recover Bodies In Disasters And Solve Crimes
Sunday, August 16, 2009 - 21:14
in Psychology & Sociology
In an advance toward the first portable device for detecting human bodies buried in disasters and at crime scenes, scientists are reporting early results from a project to establish the chemical fingerprint of death. The study could also lead to an electronic device that could determine the time elapsed since death quickly, accurately and onsite.