LATEST FORENSIC NEWS IN INDIA AND ACROSS THE GLOBE

Scientists reveal criminal virus spreaders using evolutionary forensics

http://www.genengnews.com/industry-updates/scientists-reveal-criminal-virus-spreaders-using-evolutionary-forensics/100784782/

Forensic database of hair 

 

A single hair found at a crime scene can now provide investigators with an instant lead thanks to a new database of human scalp hair characteristics developed by QUT PhD forensic science student Paul Barton.

Mr Barton, from QUT's Discipline of Chemistry, analysed donated scalp hair from 70 people of each gender and a variety of ages from African, Caucasian and Asian backgrounds using infra-red radiation instruments and interpreted the results with the aid of special mathematical methods.

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20101711-21590.html

DFS to test for chinks in armour

To shield its special force personnel with bulletproof jackets, the Gujarat government has decided to set up a ballistic firing range at the Gandhinagar Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS). Once it is set up, Gujarat will be the first state in the country to have its own centre to test bulletproof equipment including vests, helmets, glass and vehicles.

All state governments send bulletproof samples to Defence Research and Development Organisation’s  Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL) situated in Chandigarh for testing. Armours are purchased only after they are okayed by ballistic experts.

http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/201011162010111603144136187079ad/DFS-to-test-for-chinks-in-armour.html