Forensic science experiments
By: Pamela Walker, Elaine Wood
Contributors: Wood, Elaine
Series: Facts on File Science Experiments; Facts on File Science Experiments
Publisher: Infobase Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781438129112
Subjects: Experiments; Juvenile literature; Forensic sciences; Criminal investigation
Description: Almost everyone loves a good mystery, and mysteries are the meat of forensic science. The study of forensic science involves the analysis and interpretation of evidence for use in a court of law. This volume features 20 experiments that may help students get a firm grasp on concepts in the field of forensic science.
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Safety Precautions; 1: Banana Autopsy; 2: Characterization of Types of Carbohydrates; 3: Techniques on Making Shoe Impressions; 4: Dating With Radioactive Isotopes; 5: Mitochondrial DNA; 6: Gel Electrophoresis in DNA Fingerprinting; 7: Probative Value of Class Evidence; 8: Blood Spatter Inquiry; 9: Specific Gravity of Body Fluids; 10: Soil Identification; 11: Density of Glass; 12: Emission Spectra Can Identify Elements; 13: Comparing Latent Fingerprint Techniques; 14: Best Solvents for Chromatography.