TV dramas are notorious for their scientific inaccuracies and leaps in logic. Just a few weeks ago Dr. House cured his patient's MS with embryonic stem cells! That therapy is not even experimental yet, but it gave the writers license to use the religion vs embryonic stem cell battle.
Here is some real science from a peer reviewed journal, which may find a use in a criminal lab. The group analyzed the expression level of certain genes in some tissues of dead mice. The genes they picked are responsible for running our biological clock and they have different ratios at different points during the day (morning, afternoon, night etc.). The scientists showed that the ratios stayed the same after death, basically providing information about the time of death. The study is limited to mice for now and estimates the time of death in a wide range, but it is significant as a proof of principle experiment.
The question is will this ever be used in a crime drama or is it just too real?
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