The use of scientific knowledge in legal cases is called forensics, from the Latin term for a public forum.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

And in some cases that might lead to more job interviews than a degree from a lesser known college.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

They found that in many cases, the risk of developing cancer from the radiation outweighed the risk of a serious brain injury.

VOA: special.2009.10.28

The number of cancer cases and deaths from cancer are expected to increase one percent each year.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

And,unlike seasonal flu, younger people have suffered many of the serious cases and deaths from the virus.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

And,unlike seasonal flu, younger people have suffered many of the serious cases and deaths from H1N1.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

The number of cancer cases and deaths from cancer are expected to increase 1% each year.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

Chronic cases can lead to death from cirrhosis or scarring of the liver and liver cancer.

VOA: special.2011.05.25

Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

In many cases, a room is filled from top to bottom with useless things.

VOA: special.2011.02.22

is an expert on the problem. He says about twenty percent of the cases involve victims from Mexico -- the largest number of any foreign country.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

A second goal is for the number of malaria cases and deaths to be reduced by fifty percent or more from the number reported in two thousand.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

By sharing information about their patients, doctors also can learn from other cases.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

In women, it resulted from fewer cases of breast cancer and colorectal cancer.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

In women,it resulted from fewer cases of breast and colorectal cancer.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

In some cases,someone from Guinness may come to the record-setting attempt.

VOA: special.2011.05.16

But the information we had from Mexico, the first cases were all from people who had died."

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

In recent years, the high court has considered an average of about 80 cases each year selected from about 8,000 requests for review.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01