Essential Forensic Biology 2nd Edition- Alan Gunn
This book is an introduction to the application of biology in legal investigations. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this highly successful textbook offers an accessible overview to the essentials of the subject providing a balanced coverage of the range of organisms used as evidence in forensic investigations; invertebrates, vertebrates, plants and microbes.
The book provides an overview of the decay process and discusses the role of forensic indicators human fluids and
tissues,including blood cells, bloodstain pattern analysis, hair,
teeth,bones, and wounds. It also examines the study of forensic biology-in cases of suspicious death.
The coverage of molecular
techniques has been expanded throughout with additional material on bio terrorism and wildlife forensics now included. The use of DNA and RNA
for the identification of individuals and their personal characteristics is now covered along with a discussion of the ethical issues associated
with the maintenance of DNA databases.
Size: 8 MB
