Biomedical Forensic Sciences News Today

As validated by the International Ice Swimming Association, Carson City area native Lisa Yamamoto completed a 1.61-mile swim in 37.1F water to claim the longest “Ice Swim” in the United States, the 8th longest in the word, and the 2nd longest for a female.

Nashville Tennessean "Theyre really kind of determining how it happened, almost more so than why," said Adam Hall, assistant professor in Biomedical Forensic Sciences at the Boston University School of Medicine. "Its difficult, if not impossible, to say how long it would take them to identify an individual or individuals of interest. But at the same time, whatever physical evidence is collected is likely being prioritized for analysis so at least they can determine the type of explosive that...