Palynology
A forensic palynologist is a particular specialism of botany that involves the study of pollen grains and spores as trace evidence (Walsh and Harrocks, 2003). Any person in the particular vicinity of...
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It may be possible to associate an assailant to a crime if the clothes they are wearing can be tested for blood. It has been shown that even dried or decomposed blood can be identified with luminol....
View Article“DNA” trace evidence
The technology for DNA analysis has been greatly improved following the successful mapping of the human genome. Current genetic techniques can determine the identity of an individual with minute...
View ArticleGunshot Residue “GSR”
Gunshot Residue (GSR) is a type of physical trace evidence that is released when a gun is fired and may directly place an individual at the scene of weapons discharge. The inorganic particles are...
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