Over the centuries, a flawed and controversial forensics tool known as the "floating lung test" or lung float test has sent innocent women accused of infanticide to the gallows. And even though ...
This article originally appeared on ProPublica. The nation’s largest organization for medical examiners has issued a warning about a controversial, centuries-old forensic test that has contributed to ...
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