Blood, bullets, and bones the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA

"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...

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Main Author: Heos, Bridget (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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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.