A Splendid Blend of Nanotechnology and Forensic Science

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhritiman Chakraborty ◽  
Gopika Rajan ◽  
Rimal Isaac
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Analysis ◽  
Material Testing ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Future

Nanotechnology, which is being employed in all areas of technology, also finds application in the sector of forensics. It is evident that utilization of this technology will help the criminologists to solve the criminal mystery with greater accuracy and pace. Fingerprinting technology, deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) analysis, forensic material testing, etc., are some technical zones that are being invaded by nanoscience. This is a brief review about the applications of nanotechnology in forensics. It also provides insight to the future prospects of this amalgamation of technologies, leading to better scientific analysis of evidence suitable for legal proceedings.

Nanotechnology and Its Applications in Forensic and Criminal Cases

2015 ◽  
pp. 552-564
Author(s):  
Gulnaz T. Javan
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Good News ◽  
Medical Applications ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Forensic Tools ◽  
Richard Feynman

When Dr. Richard Feynman first gave the good news in 1959 that nanotechnology was on its way to change or perhaps transform the world of technology, many people might have considered his concepts too futuristic to be realized. Criminals, on the other hand, would not have known how effective nanotechnological tools would become in solving crimes in a few decades. Among some of the medical applications of the technology are drug production, diagnostics, and production of medical as well as forensic tools and devices. Forensic science can be described as the sum of scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes. This chapter is, therefore, aimed at introducing and discussing nanotechnology as applied in forensic science along with instrumentation used in performing nano-analysis. The future prospects of the technology as employed in forensic science and toxicity of nanomaterials are also dealt with in this chapter.

Far-red fluorescent probes for canonical and non-canonical nucleic acid structures: current progress and future implications

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1098-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. V. Suseela ◽  
Nagarjun Narayanaswamy ◽  
Sumon Pratihar ◽  
Thimmaiah Govindaraju
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Fluorescent Probes ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Target Specificity ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The Future ◽  
Nucleic Acid Structures

Our review presents the recent progress on far-red fluorescent probes of canonical and non-canonical nucleic acid (NA) structures, critically discusses the design principles, applications, limitations and outline the future prospects of developing newer probes with target-specificity for different NA structures.

The current role of mass spectrometry in forensics and future prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (32) ◽  
pp. 3974-3997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary M. Brown ◽  
Trevor J. McDaniel ◽  
Patrick W. Fedick ◽  
Christopher C. Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Forensic Science ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Current Role ◽  
The Future

A critical review of the role that mass spectrometry currently plays in forensic science is provided, as well as emerging techniques aimed at assisting the future forensic practitioner.

Sleeping with Elephants

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron W. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Annual Meeting ◽  
The Other ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
The One ◽  
Exclusive Group

Abstract NAASR faces an existential dilemma. It is currently caught between the desire for greater numbers and panels that take place at the Annual Meeting of the AAR on the one hand, and the idea of a more exclusive group that focuses solely on historical and scientific analysis on the other. This paper argues that the future of NAASR resides in the latter option as opposed to the former. It even goes a step further and argues that NAASR should—intellectually, if not logistically—split from the AAR because as things currently stand the AAR defines the parameters of the conversation: NAASR, by default, becomes that which the AAR is not. However, in so doing, NAASR still defines itself using the discourses and categories of the AAR. NAASR’s physical departure from the AAR would provide it with the intellectual space necessary for further growth and reflection on things theoretical and methodological.

Judgments of Value, Judgments of Fact: The Ethical Dimension of Biohistorical Research

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Russell Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Dna Analysis ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Ethical Dimension ◽  
Dna Testing ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historical Figures ◽  
Scientific Analysis

The public increasingly views DNA testing as an unassailable way to verify the identity of historical figures. The Chicago Historical Society explored the appropriateness of DNA analysis and other forensic scientific methods to authenticate Lincoln assassination-related artifacts in its collection. The study concluded that DNA testing would damage or destroy the artifacts. More importantly, it determined that DNA and other scientific analysis of historical artifacts or historical figures' remains should be done only in the context of an ethical framework. The article discusses the development of ethical guidelines for museums and historians to follow when considering such studies.

Deadlock or new opening? Current state and prospects for development of Lithuanian-Belarusian relations

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-141
Author(s):  
Justyna Olędzka
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of this article is to discuss the trajectory of Belarusian-Lithuanian relations with a particular focus on the period after the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, which resulted in a change in international relations in the region. This was the moment that redefined the Lithuanian-Belarusian relations, which until 2020 were satisfactory for both sides (especially in the economic aspect). However, Lithuania began to pursue a reactive policy of promoting the democratisation of Belarus and provided multi-level support to Belarusian opposition forces. The current problems in bilateral relations (e.g., the future of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant located in Astravyets) have been put on the agenda for discussion at the EU level, while the instruments of a hybrid conflict in the form of an influx of immigrants into Lithuania, controlled by the Belarusian regime, have become a key issue for the future prospects of relations between Belarus and Lithuania.

A partially incoherent rate theory of long-range charge transfer in deoxyribose nucleic acid

2002 ◽  
Vol 117 (9) ◽  
pp. 4578-4584 ◽  
Author(s):  
HouYu Zhang ◽  
Xin-Qi Li ◽  
Ping Han ◽  
Xiang Yang Yu ◽  
YiJing Yan
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Rate Theory ◽  
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
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