Forensic Science
Title: Forensic Science
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1611 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Forensic Science
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1611 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Forensic Science, also known as Forensics, is the application of
science to law. It uses highly developed technology to uncover scientific
evidence in a variety of fields. Modern forensic science has a broad range of
applications. It is used in civil cases such as forgeries, fraud or negligence.
The most common use of forensic science is to investigate criminal cases
involving a victim, such as assault, robbery, kidnapping , rape, or murder.
Forensic science is also
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acid (DNA) or genetic material of blood, hair, skin, or
semen to see if they belong to the victim or the suspected criminal. Using
polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a lab can clone the DNA from a very small
sample of one of those substances.
Forensic science as practiced today is a field of science medicine that uses
electron microscopes, lasers, ultraviolet and infrared light, advanced chemical
techniques and computerized databanks to analyze and research evidence.