Sniffer dogs, bloodstain patterns and ballistics evidence under the microscope in new studies

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CSI may have spawned innumerable spinoffs, but it turns out you can't trust TV—or sniffer dogs.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:40:07 UTC.

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