Forensics

http://www.nclark.net/ForensicChem

Great info on DNA: http://www.dnai.org/index.htm

[|http://forensics.rice.edu/]

[|http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/en/game/index.phtml]

http://ppsblogs.net/crimescene/

Good for blood splatter: []

two pages with lots of forensic activities and labs: [] and [].

for fake blood: [|http://www.shades-of-night.com/painneck/blood.html#choclate] Here are some additional resources: [] []

(See below for the recipe for chocolate blood.)

These pages have actual labs for university students in a forensic anthro course: [] []

There are 14 labs. Here are specific labs of interest: Use these in class with living materials (i.e., students) and ask them to identify sex- and race-specific variations on each other. Also use the stature estimation formulae and compare the values produced by the equations to the statures of real students (and we also use the formulae to estimate the length of the long bones based on the stature). These (below) contain specific anatomic features on the skeleton that students will need to know to be able to carry out these analyses

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.Gel Electrophoresis: Refer to [] Click on the link found in the bottom middle section for STANYS BULLETIN 75 Go to page 14 Forensics Who Dunnit? A Visual, Active Class Participation Simulation of Gel Electrophoresis

For specific labs dealing with forensic DNA refer to chapter 7 DNA Fingerprinting, activities 7-2, 7-3 of Forensic Science: Fundamentals and Investigations. To receive a copy of the textbook visit [|www.BertinoForensics.com]

Famous Case: It gives evidence from both sides of the case. (They are now - 2012- looking at the case again using DNA evidence) []

Ffake blood recipe:

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

4 tablespoons corn syrup

1 tsp. red food coloring

2 drops green food coloring

Chocolate blood: 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 3 or 4 tablespoon corn syrup 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red food coloring 2 drops yellow or green food coloring (optional) Mix the cocoa powder thoroughly into the water before adding the other ingredients - it may help to use warm water. After adding the rest, blend the concoction well, and then wait for it to settle a bit. Either skim the bubbles & chocolate scum off the top with the edge of a kleenex, or pour the mixture into another container. The longer it sits, the more the cocoa tends to settle to the bottom, which oddly mimicks the effect of real blood seperating. If you splatter this mixture onto cloth, it makes neat two-part marks which dry into pretty convincing bloodstains. If you let it run from a victim's mouth and then let it dry, the blood darkens and cakes to the skin in much the same way real blood does. I can also say from personal experience that any washcloth used to wipe down the 'bloody' face afterwards looks remarkably realistic, too.


 * DNA Resources**

__Lab__ Gel electrophoresis with kool aid or food coloring that I have found online (Tip Top Electrophoresis BioLab kits highly recommended

__Lab Simulation of DNA Fingerprinting__ []

__Virtual Lab for Forensics__

[|Http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/detective-investigator/en/game/index.php]

__Websites__ [] DNA simulation

__TED Talks on DNA__ Scott Fraser: Why eyewitnesses get it wrong

__STR information__ Terrific site for animations, video and lessons on STR on the National Institute of Justice []

Here is a link to some webpages for forensics. It includes links to various resources, as well as some activities. []