Science used to catch serial killers helps control pests and disease
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
A technique designed to help criminologists catch serial killers is being used by scientists to locate sources of disease, control pests and study animal behaviour. Locating a serial killer's home is similar to finding the nests of animals or centres of disease outbreaks, explains an article in the December edition of the Society of Biology's magazine The Biologist.