Blood, bullets, and bones : the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA
by Heos, Bridget (Author)
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"Blood, Bullets, and Bones provides young readers with a fresh and fascinating look at the ever-evolving science of forensics. Since the introduction of DNA testing, forensic science has been in the forefront of the public's imagination, thanks especially to popular television shows like CSI: Crime... Full description
Table of Contents:
- From darkness to light
- A whiff of garlic : the first poison tests
- Bodies of evidence : autopsies and the rise of medical examiners
- Elementary, my dear Watson : the first detectives
- Not without a trace : the introduction of crime scene evidence
- Fingerprints are forever : early fingerprint evidence
- Bang! Bang! You're dead : the birth of firearm analysis
- Blood is thicker : the first blood pattern cases
- Grave matters : hidden bodies
- Dem bones : forensic anthropology beginnings
- To catch a killer : criminal profilers
- One in a trillion : the dawn of DNA evidence.