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Forensic science today is increasingly multidisciplinary, involving pathologists, chemists, toxicologists, biologists, entomologists, anthropologists, dentists, document examiners, ballistics expert, engineers........

A good example of the multidisciplinary nature of forensic science can be found in the recent novel "Death du Jour" by Kathy Reichs, who as well as being a mystery writer has a "day job" as one of North America's leading forensic anthropologists. Her heroine, forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, has consulted a forensic entomologist, Lou West, concerning some bodies that have been found. Follow this link to read on...

Forensic Bugs

To learn more about forensic science disciplines follow the links;

Forensic Bugs
DNA Typing
Fingerprinting
The Luminol Test
Drugs

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