Police officers discovered sixteen-year-old Leanne Tiernan's body in a wooded area near Leeds in August 2001. Her murder case pushed the boundaries of British forensic science, yielding investigative breakthroughs that would shape criminal investigations for decades to come. The teenager...

Introduction The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled its landmark publication, DNA Mixture Interpretation: A Scientific Foundation Review. This pivotal report evaluates the methodologies used in forensic laboratories to analyze complex DNA mixtures involving genetic material from...

Microscopic detectives, thousands of times smaller than human hair, are now at the forefront of modern crime scene investigation. These revolutionary nanomaterials detect crucial evidence that even the most sophisticated traditional forensic methods fail to unveil. With the emergence of...

Microscopy, the science of using microscopes to observe objects too small for the naked eye, has revolutionized our understanding of the world around us. From the intricate structures of cells to the nanoscale properties of materials, microscopy techniques have...