For decades, investigators have treated fired bullets and casings as nearly hopeless surfaces for fingerprints, assuming the blast of heat and pressure wiped away the most telling traces of who pulled ...

The forensic science program at Saint Louis University offers students a diverse range of coursework and practical training, equipping them to become the next generation of forensic scientists.

Analyzing hair recovered at a crime scene and assist with investigations into who may have been the victim or the person responsible for a murder. If forensic scientists can dissolve protein molecules ...

Forensic speaker recognition encompasses the application of acoustic analysis and statistical evaluation techniques to determine the identity of individuals from voice recordings. This field has ...

Blood spatter analysis, fingerprint analysis, forensic serology and DNA analysis. While these processes are often shown and discussed in television crime shows, students in Eastern Kentucky University ...

A pioneering new DNA forensics technique is looking for a reliable method to measure a suspect's individual level of natural shedding of skin and other cells to add to, and compare with, evidence ...

The Saint Louis University Forensic Science program offers courses with hands-on learning opportunities. FRSC 2600 - Survey of Forensic Science 3 credits Students learn scientific methodology, its ...

A mass of writhing maggots on a decomposing murder victim is not a sight for the squeamish, but for some, it is evidence. A maggot’s age and species can give essential information to forensic ...

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and ...

ASU's forensics program is seeing steady growth as the program opens up its evidence locker on the Glendale campus to us for an inside look. Assistant Professor Jacob Harris says the explosion of ...

By Lauren Macovitz / Jambar Contributor In courtrooms and classrooms alike, forensic science carries enormous weight. At ...