Here’s something that they don’t tell you in the TV cop shows: although fingerprints may be present at a crime scene, only about 10 percent of the prints found are of good enough quality for use in ...

Despite the vast quantity of fingerprint treatments currently available, examiners continue to be frustrated by a number of ‘difficult’ substrates. Multi-coloured and densely patterned backgrounds, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Experts from various sectors now contribute to conservation science; even if you are a forensic scientist, you could play an important role in ...

Some crayons and crime scene fingerprint kits made in China and sold in the United States were found to contain asbestos, a harmful mineral that can cause cancer and other deadly lung diseases in ...

Forensics experts will no longer need to collect fingerprints from smooth surfaces, according to Australian research, which has tested new chemical sprays that allow prints to be lifted from surfaces ...

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