Exploiting the Potential of DNA Fingerprinting in Forensic Science

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Singh
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting

Forensic science: DNA fingerprinting in matters of family and crime

Nature ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 318 (6046) ◽  
pp. 506-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Dodd
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting

Using Harry Potter to Introduce Students to DNA Fingerprinting & Forensic Science

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Crime Scene ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Scene Analysis ◽  
Polymorphism Analysis ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Common Misconception ◽  
Mock Crime

This lesson uses characters from the Harry Potter series of novels as a ‘‘hook’’ to stimulate students' interest in introductory forensic science. Students are guided through RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) analysis using inexpensive materials and asked to interpret data from a mock crime scene. Importantly, the lesson provides an opportunity to discuss limitations of using DNA fingerprinting for forensic purposes and addresses a common misconception that the sophisticated science involved in crime-scene analysis is infallible.

Future of DNA Fingerprinting: Application of NGS in Forensic Science

2018 ◽  
pp. 259-275
Author(s):  
Jahangir Imam ◽  
Pankaj Shrivastava ◽  
Shivani Dixit ◽  
Amita Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting

DNA Fingerprinting

1993 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting ◽  
Medical Diagnostics ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Plant Populations ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Laboratory Methods ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Positive Identification ◽  
Plant Sciences

DNA fingerprinting is a revolutionary technique that enables scientists to match minute tissue samples and facilitates scientific studies on the composition, reproduction, and evolution of animal and plant populations. As a tool for positive identification of criminals, it plays a particularly important role in forensic science. The first book to be published in the field, , DNA Fingerprinting is a practical guide to basic principles and laboratory methods as applied to a variety of fields including forensic analysis, paternity testing, medical diagnostics, animal and plant sciences, and wildlife poaching.

scholarly journals Understanding the Basics of DNA Fingerprinting in Forensic Science

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 613-616
Author(s):  
Vasavi Krishnamurthy ◽  
Reema Manoj ◽  
SS Pagare
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting

Sem/X-Ray Applications to the Forensic Science Field

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 390-391
Author(s):  
K. Culbreth
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Depth Of Field ◽  
Surface Phenomena ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Forensic Evidence ◽  
Science Field ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hit And Run ◽  
Evaluation Of Evidence ◽  
Scanning Electron

The introduction of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray analysis to forensic science has provided additional methods by which investigative evidence can be analyzed. The importance of evidence from the scene of a crime or from the personal belongings of a victim and suspect has resulted in the development and evaluation of SEM/x-ray analysis applications to various types of forensic evidence. The intent of this paper is to describe some of these applications and to relate their importance to the investigation of criminal cases.The depth of field and high resolution of the SEM are an asset to the evaluation of evidence with respect to surface phenomena and physical matches (1). Fig. 1 shows a Phillips screw which has been reconstructed after the head and shank were separated during a hit-and-run accident.

Forensic Identifications Aided by Scanning Electron Microscopy of Silicone-Epoxy Microreplicas of Calcified and Cornified Structures

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 678-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.F. Sognnaes
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Forensic Science ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Epithelial Surface ◽  
Extended Application ◽  
Tissue Surfaces ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Surface Changes

Sufficient experience has been gained during the past five years to suggest an extended application of microreplication and scanning electron microscopy to problems of forensic science. The author's research was originally initiated with a view to develop a non-destructive method for identification of materials that went into objects of art, notably ivory and ivories. This was followed by a very specific application to the identification and duplication of the kinds of materials from animal teeth and tusks which two centuries ago went into the fabrication of the ivory dentures of George Washington. Subsequently it became apparent that a similar method of microreplication and SEM examination offered promise for a whole series of problems pertinent to art, technology and science. Furthermore, what began primarily as an application to solid substances has turned out to be similarly applicable to soft tissue surfaces such as mucous membranes and skin, even in cases of acute, chronic and precancerous epithelial surface changes, and to post-mortem identification of specific structures pertinent to forensic science.

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