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FORENSIC FARM [1 record]

Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Law of Evidence
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

[An expert] is helping establish Canada's first forensics body farm, an outdoor facility where human bodies are left to decay and scientists study the process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
CONT

Une ferme des morts est un site où les spécialistes des sciences [médico-légales] peuvent étudier la décomposition d'un corps humain en milieu naturel, enterré ou en surface. [La] décomposition des os et des tissus humains varie selon les latitudes, en fonction des caractéristiques physico-chimiques du sol ou des conditions climatiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos de investigación científica
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Morfología y fisiología general
CONT

Lugares donde los cadáveres se dejan a la intemperie durante semanas o meses para observar su descomposición, ayudando así a resolver crímenes.

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