Under successive military governments, the discipline of forensic medicine nearly perished in Brazil. But it is starting to bounce back, inspired by a remarkable institute near São Paulo. David Adam pays the centre a visit.
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David Adam, until recently a news and features writer for Nature, now writes for The Guardian in London.
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Adam, D. Back from the dead. Nature 423, 13–14 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/423013a
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