Background & Theory

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Background & Theory

Biology Chemistry Physics Biotechnology
bullet Hair Analysis
bullet Fingerprinting

 

bullet Chromatography

 

bulletSerology - Blood Spatter Analysis

 

bullet Serology - Blood Type Analysis
bullet DNA Fingerprinting

 

Software Files

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Roche Genetics Education Program (Required Broadband and Macromedia Flash Player) or
You can obtain a free copy from Roche Genetic
.

bulletPCR Animation
bulletLaboratory Safety Quiz

 

Online References

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American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Forensic science organization publishes Journal of Forensic Sciences.

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Biology Animation Library - A site containing lots of information on genetics and DNA

bullet Biohazard Safety Reference - List of references regarding to biohazard safety rules.
bullet Blood Spatter Analysis - List of general rules regarding to blood spatter analysis
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Blood Stain Pattern Analysis - Case study of the Kennedy Assassination 

bullet Criminal Justice Megalinks - A site covers fingerprinting procedures and technique in depth
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CourtTV.com - Forensic curriculum for Teachers.

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Department of Forensic Science at the George Washington University - Provides a lot of forensic web links grouped by categories.

bullet Dolan DNA Learning Center - Genes in Education
bullet FBI Handbook of Forensic Sciences - Description of the forensic examinations performed by FBI
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Laboratory Safety Manual - Laboratory safety rules and information. 

bullet The National Health Museum - About Polymerase Chain Reaction
bullet Olympus Microscopy Resource Center - A site covers about Spherical Aberration in depth
bullet The Polymerase Chain Reaction - The PCR articles by Tabitha M. Powledge
bullet Refractive Index - Information on absolute refractive index by material
bullet Slide Preparation - Covers various preparation of slides
bullet SENSE Holdings Inc. - Good description regarding to types of fingerprints

 

 

Equipments & Supplies

Following links show a list of equipments and supplies that requires to carry out each activity. Each page contains three Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets. Two of them are sorted by activity and suppliers.  Last worksheet, so called "Optimal List" carries a list of full sophisticate equipments which can bring up the better results of the experiments.  These equipments can be used over and over again for several years, thus, it will not be a bad investment for the school.  This list does not includes general laboratory supplies as such as test tubes, microscope, alcohol, ethanol, hotplate etc.

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