Poisoning emerged as the perfect murder weapon during the early 1900s. Murderers often walked free while innocent people faced wrongful convictions because toxic substances in human tissue couldn't be detected reliably. Alexander Gettler revolutionized this scenario. He became America's first...

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, DNADNA, or Deoxyribonucleic Acid, is the genetic material found in cells, composed of a double helix structure. It serves as the genetic blueprint for all living organisms. More 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...