A single strand of hair in a crime scene contains many clues that can help identify a perpetrator. In a recent study, scientists have combined two modern techniques, called surface-enhanced Raman ...

1. Introduction / Krista E. Latham, Eric J. Bartelink, Michael Finnegan -- Section I. Advances in biological profile construction. 2. Human skeletal variation and ...

Law enforcement personnel, laboratory technicians, crime scene investigators and many others face a significant challenge for identification of materials in a forensic investigation. During an ...

The ever-increasing number of deaths along the U.S.-México border and the diversification in the demographic characteristics of the Latin American migrants, who perish in this region, demand new ...

Fluorescence analysis has emerged as a pivotal tool in both dental research and forensic science. In dental materials, the technique facilitates the differentiation between composite restorations and ...

(CNN) — The devastating fires in Maui have caused at least 115 deaths, yet only 46 of those have been identified two weeks on from the blaze, police said Thursday. Hundreds of people remain ...

Source Camera Identification (SCI) and image forensics comprise a critical field in modern digital investigations, where the objective is to trace the origin of an image or video back to the device ...

Microbial forensics is a subfield of forensics that involves the application of scientific techniques to characterize microbial evidence related to an act of bioterrorism, biocrime or the accidental ...

HUNTSVILLE (2/4/16) - Sam Houston State University (SHSU) was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to develop and test the best possible sample preparation methods for skeletal ...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- See this gun. Hold it. After examining the gun and an evidence bullet, a firearms examiner tells you that this was the weapon used in a shooting. As proof, he shows you the ...

Investigators in Ephrata, Lancaster County, are working to identify human remains found in Jonathan Gerlach's home and storage locker, with some dating back to the 1800s, using forensic genealogy.