Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, Dna, and More Tell Us about Crime
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The dead can tell us where they came from, how they lived, how they died, and who killed them. Forensic scientists unlock those mysteries using messages left by a corpse, a crime scene, or the faintest human traces. Crime novelist Val McDermid draws on interviews and firsthand time with top forensic scientists. She learns how maggots can help determine time of death, how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can convict a killer, and how a team of young Argentine scientists led by a maverick American anthropologist uncovered victims of a genocide. The journey takes her to war zones, fire scenes, and autopsy suites, tracing forensics from its beginnings to modern cutting-edge science.
Genres: True Crime
ISBN-13: 9780802125156
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