In blood pattern analysis one automatic system that is utilized in analysis is the Wintrack system. The original “string method” consisted of physically pinning one end of a string at the tip of the blood stain’s...
DNA is the wonder molecule and the unit of hereditary information that is pased on from parents to offspring. The key to its ability to transfer information between generations is its ability to replicate.The replication is done in a...
Analysis of biological evidence requires the comparison of the evidence with standard reference samples obtained from both the victim and suspect. With blood grouping, a comparison will be made between the genetic markers present in the victim's blood...
Automated crime scene recontruction has many advantages including, making it easy for others to understand. The results are easier to visualize and can easily show how the analysts came to their conclusions. Also unlike the manual methods like stringing there...
Fur fragments could point to there being endanger animal present. But the fur could come from another source, such as a non endangered animal, or it can be a man-made material. Careful examination of the fur will have to...
There are various treatment modalities that can be used for superficial skin cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma. These include surgical excision, electrocautery, and shave biopsy. Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment for small superficia lskin cancers, that involves and...
Sufficient collection and identification of samples of DNA is important at the scene of the crime, during lab investigation and also during preparation of the report. Especially if there are multiple sources of blood, for example in a brawl scene...
DNA monomers (single uts of DNA) are not symmetrical, during DNA replication, a leading strand or head is always attached to a tail of an existing polymer. The regularly spaced phosphate groups are negatively charged, an important factor...
School districts require students to be immunized, in order to enroll in school. Immunizations are one of the most important public health advances. Up to the 1950's thousands of kids were afflicted with polio, and had to use...
Central to the synthesis and replication of DNA which is the hereditary unit that is passed on from one generation to another are histone proteins which attached the polymer. Chromatin is a combination of DNA and proteins that make up...