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Biopower, Necropolitics, and the Afterlives of Infants: Uncovering the Ethics of Historical Anatomical Collections

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many fetuses and infants were collected for anatomical study. Yet little research has explored their origins or the ethical implications of holding and using these individuals in teaching and research.
Siân E. Halcrow, Rebecca L. Gowland, Stephie R. Lončar, Jamie Metzger, Claire Cameron   +4 more
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Balint Groups: A Catalytic Collaboration Between General Practice and Psychoanalysis

International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the foundations of Balint groups, a method for studying clinical relationships and countertransference. Enid and Michael Balint began holding seminars with general practitioners at the Tavistock Clinic in 1950, aiming to apply psychoanalytic principles to understand the doctor‐patient relationship.
Robert V. Dyer, José R. Niño, Rebekah A. Schiefer   +2 more
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Dental Anthropology and Its Role in Forensic Anthropology

Dental anthropology is a subdiscipline of biological anthropology that is concerned with the nonclinical study of teeth. As such, the discipline is distinct from that of forensic odontology, yet still of relevance within forensic anthropology and a ...
Smith, Emily, Pilloud, Marin A., Aris, Christopher   +2 more
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1073-1090, June 2026.
ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott, Julia A. Gamble, Caleb Marshall Brown, Kirstin S. Brink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forensic Anthropology - Status quo and Perspectives in german-speaking Countries

, 2023
The subject of forensic anthropology has always attracted students and the public. The best example of this is the popularity of the degree programmes in this field that have recently been offered in the UK and/or the USA.
Lösch, Sandra
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Responding to the call: Population affinity estimation in a South African forensic context of identification - are we helping or harming?

Forensic Science International: Synergy
There is growing momentum in forensic anthropology to move away from using socially ascribed racial groups in analysis and reporting. This study evaluated whether and how anthropological estimation of population-affinity influences identification ...
Victoria E. Gibbon, Athi Baliso, Laura J. Heathfield   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Larger Lumbar Vertebral Body Osteophyte Volume Is Associated With Older Age and a More Caudal Vertebral Level in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

JOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.
Procrustes analysis was used to match osteophyte‐free lumbar vertebral bodies to lumbar vertebral bodies containing osteophytes. The volume of the reference library bone was subtracted to create an osteophyte model, from which regional osteophyte volumes were calculated.
Clarissa LeVasseur, Sabreen Megherhi, Matthew Mesoros, Gina McKernan, Richard Warwose, William Donaldson, Joon Y. Lee, Gwendolyn Sowa, William Anderst   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A forensic anthropological investigation of skeletal remains recovered from a 1000 year old archaeological site in North Western Namibia

, 2010
Human and faunal skeletal remains were found scattered around the base of a talus cone at the bottom of a 30 metre sinkhole at Khoraxa-ams northwest of the Central Namib Desert.
Rossouw, Lache Zolyn
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Towards a forensic anthropology of structural vulnerability. [PDF]

Forensic Sci Int Synerg, 2023
Reineke RC, Soler A, Beatrice J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Scene Investigation from the Sky: Current and Future Uses of Unoccupied Aerial Systems in Forensic Investigations

WIREs Forensic Science, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2026.
Police drone technology could be utilized to support forensic scene investigations. If the challenges of implementing new technologies can be overcome, drones could improve operational efficiency, interpretation issues and add investigative value in the courtroom. ABSTRACT Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS; otherwise known as Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Clare Barrett, Sébastien Moret, Denis Werner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source