Forensics

Model with dyed green hair. Illustration: shutterstock

Unique identification of people with the help of hair

A virus moves in the bloodstream. Illustration: shutterstock

Viral mutations to help the police / Kerry Arnold

murder scene Illustration: shutterstock

"Bacterial clock" may help determine the time of death

Close-up of the mobile human DNA extraction device [courtesy of the University of Washington]

A new device for immediate extraction of human DNA

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

DNA is easier to forge than money

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Artificial DNA can be planted at crime scenes and mislead the police

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Forensic identification - science at the service of society