Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments

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Have you ever wondered whether the forensic science you’, ve seen on TV is anything like the real thing? There’, s no better way to find out than to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself. This full-color book offers advice for setting up an inexpensive home lab, and includes more than 50 hands-on lab sessions that deal with forensic science experiments in biology, chemistry, and physics. You’, ll learn the practical skills and fundamental knowledge needed to pursue forensics as a lifelong hobby—, or even a career. The forensic science procedures in this book are not merely educational, they’, re the real deal. Each chapter includes one or more lab sessions devoted to a particular topic. You’, ll find a complete list of equipment and chemicals you need for each session. * Analyze soil, hair, and fibers * Match glass and plastic specimens * Develop latent fingerprints and reveal blood traces * Conduct drug and toxicology tests * Analyze gunshot and explosives residues * Detect forgeries and fakes * Analyze impressions, such as tool marks and footprints * Match pollen and diatom samples * Extract, isolate, and visualize DNA samples Through their company, The Home Scientist, LLC (thehomescientist.com/forensics), the authors also offer inexpensive custom kits that provide specialized equipment and supplies you’, ll need to complete the experiments. Add a microscope and some common household items and you’, re good to go.