The Frontiers of Forensics
Justice often hinges on evidence – and today’s forensics experts have high tech tools that would amaze Sherlock Holmes. From the ability to pinpoint fabrics based on all-but-invisible samples to high speed robotic DNA matching, check out this new frontier.
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Interview: Rebecca Roberts talks with Dr. Clyde Snow about how the methods of forensic anthropology can be applied to criminal cases. Join in. |
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Producer Andy Jordan visits forensic criminalists who use digital imagery to close past and present cases.
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Is your confidence in the justice system increased by the use of DNA evidence?
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Research:
Learn more about the science of forensics. Here are some
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Discuss:
Building DNA databases can mean a loss of privacy.
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