A glance at the week that was
Test for age of suspect
Scientists have developed a technique to calculate the age of a suspect using blood collected from a crime scene.
The technique utilises a characteristic of T cells – immune-system cells that recognise foreign organisms entering the body – and could even be used on dried blood samples.
The age test, developed by scientists at Erasmus MC University Medical Center in the Netherlands, is accurate to within nine years, meaning investigators could eliminate suspects based on generational categorisation.
Weeks locked in bathroom
A 69-year-old woman who was trapped in her bathroom for 20 days survived on warm tap water.
When the door to her windowless bathroom in Paris jammed, the woman tried to alert neighbours by banging on pipes during the night. They mistook the noise for construction work and began a petition to stop it.
It was only when one neighbour noticed she hadn’t collected her mail in weeks that firefighters were called to the apartment, where she was found in a weakened state.
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£133,250The price paid at auction for an original Apple-I personal computer from 1976.
€7.65The new minimum wage announced in the Government's four-year national recovery plan.
20Percentage that new HIV infections have fallen by since 1999, according to the UN.
We now know
Fishcan shrink by 10 per cent during harsh winters, say scientists in Norway and Finland.
Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will be marriedat Westminster Abbey on April 29th next year.
Israeli authorities used Facebook to catch 1,000 women lying about their religion to avoid military service.
"You might give me four out of 10 for being a politician, but you can give me 10 out of 10 for being a father."
- Green TD Paul Gogarty on bringing his daughter to a press conference on Monday
