Genetic Clues to Cause of Death?

An anonymous reader writes "Nature is reporting that a certain 'telltale genetic fingerprint' may help scientists to more accurately determine a cause of death. From the article: 'Now a team at Nagasaki University has shown that a person's own genes might help to reveal how they met their end. Kazuya Ikematsu and his colleagues anesthetized and then killed two small groups of mice, by either strangulation with a string, or by decapitation. They dissected skin samples from the animals' necks and compared the activity of a broad spectrum of genes inside the skin cells, by looking at the amount of RNA pumped out by those genes. The researchers found four genes that were more active in the strangled animals than those that had died suddenly.'"

Comments

First thing that comes to mind:

[necro2607]

Skinny Puppy - Testure

Ever seen that music video? If not, go download it...

Re:Killing that way should not be allowed

[Vintermann]

It probably did neither in this case, but I think it was an unethical project nonetheless. I don't worry about the mice, I worry about the kind of people who can actually deceive themselves into thinking that they're only strangling these mice for the benefit of science - rather than for their own sadistic impulses.

the best place for maniacs

[richlv]

...is science lab.

science is all good, but somewhat this seems slightly sick :>

Kazuya Ikematsu and his colleagues anesthetized and then killed two small groups of mice, by either strangulation with a string, or by decapitation.

Re:Evil scientists in the name of science!!!

[indifferent children]

And guess who strangled the animals those death in order to do this research?

Karl Rove? I hear that he prefers strangling puppies, but he could stoop to mice in a pinch.