Forensic Links

Interactive virtual autopsy
http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/interactive/index.html

Soil Science
http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Play some logic puzzles
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html

Comparison of glass types
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question508.htm

FBI explanation of hair and fiber evidence
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric1.htm

Pictures of various animal hair
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/polarized/gallery/pages/hairsindex.html

Hair and Fiber evidence
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric1.htm

Explanation of the science behind the breathalyzer reaction.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/breathalyzer3.htm

Comparison of various legal and illegal drugs.
http://www.streetdrugs.org/dgsindex.htm

Comparison of over the counter drugs
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?retryCount=1&id=PN00061

Lots of information about autopsies and cause of death determination.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/education/medical/index.html#virtopsy

A description of anthropology; information about the "body farm"
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/anthropology/6.html

A guide to determining the age, race and/or sex of a bone
http://www.anthro4n6.net/forensics/

A general explanation of forensic dentistry
http://ca.geocities.com/dorionforensic/dentistry.htm

Practice identifying teeth from xrays....just like the forensic dentist.  
There is also lots of GREAT information here about forensic dentistry.
http://www.forensicdentistryonline.org/forensichomepage.htm

CAST website.....information about tire treads and footwear sole patterns.
http://members.aol.com/varfee/mastssite/home.html

Practice identifying the sex and race of bones.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/education/anthropological/index.html

FBI Guidelines for Document Examination
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/april2000/swgdoc1.htm

Practice matching handwriting samples
http://forensics.rice.edu/html/handwriting.html

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Tutorial
http://www.bloodspatter.com/BPATutorial.htm

Blood Types tutorial
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/Intro.html

Animation of chromatography and electrophoresis
http://www.lewport.wnyric.org/jwanamaker/animations/Chrom&Elpho.html

An explanation of DNA fingerprinting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/genetic_fingerprinting

Practice creating a DNA fingerprint
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/labwave.html

Practice interpreting DNA fingerprints.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.html

Recombinant DNA technology problem set
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/molecular_bio/problem_sets/Recombinant_DNA_Technology/recombinant_dna.html

Discover who licked the lollipop using DNA evidence!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/analyze.html

Practice matching fingerprints
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/licweb/suspect.htm

Background reading on ballistics.
http://www.firearmsid.com/A_Introduction.htm

Practice bullet striation matching using the virtual comparison microscope.
http://www.firearmsid.com/bid/index.asp

Bug background information for forensic entomology
http://www.forensic-entomology.com/

Some forensic resources and games.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/resources/weblinks.html

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