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When investigators are searching for the bodies of missing people, they often rely on humans canvassing an area on foot, or K-9’s sniffing the ground. Now, researchers and investigators are now turning to a specific flying insect, whose sweet instincts might make them the perfect investigators.

When investigators are searching for the bodies of missing people, they often rely on humans canvassing an area on foot, or K-9’s sniffing the ground. Now, researchers and investigators are now turning to a specific flying insect, whose sweet instincts might make them the perfect investigators.

"In this case, the bees are our new partners in crime fighting, and thats amazing science," said Mary Ellen OToole, the head of the Forensic Science Program.

The BGSU Forensic Science major with a Forensic Chemistry specialization, works with the Center for the Future of Forensic Science to prepare grads for careers in crime labs.

The BGSU Forensic Science major with a Forensic Biology specialization trains students in biological and DNA analysis of forensic evidence for jobs in the nation’s crime labs.

The FARO lab will be the first of its kind in an academic setting

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A new outdoor laboratory at George Mason University’s Manassas campus will not only benefit students entering the forensic science field, but will also help law enforcement officers and researchers in other agencies solve crimes. Scheduled to open this spring, the university’s Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory will be led by Mary Ellen O’Toole, a retired FBI special agent who previously served in the agency’s Behavioral Analysis Unit in San Francisco. O’...