Silent Witness – What Teeth Can Tell Us – Monday 16 September 2019, 7pm
Everyone has their own dental profile that makes us unique and one of a kind. This means when someone dies who cannot be identified, their teeth can help build a story of the person’s life. Using dental profiling techniques, scientists…
CSI Dundee: New Forensics – Monday 12th October 2015, 7pm
Forensic science is used across the World to provide evidence in courts and can have a strong influence on the court’s decision. However, very few new techniques with a sound scientific basis have been developed in the last 30 years….
SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM – TRUSTING THE EXPERTS. MONDAY 27TH MAY, 7PM
Scientific evidence is one of the most common types of evidence used in the courtroom. It is also the most easily misunderstood and misinterpreted. Confidence in the reliability of scientific evidence is vital to the integrity of the legal process…
Magic Markers – Recent Developments in Fingerprinting – 7pm, Monday 31st Oct
Using fingerprints to identify people and criminals has been around for over 150 years. However, new fingerprinting techniques being developed in Dundee are at the forefront of revealing finger and hand marks on fabrics and clothing. This new technique will…
DNA: Solver of all cases?
Coming up, we have Darren Phillips with a short talk called “DNA: Solver of all cases?” which should be highly interesting.This will be upstairs in the Starbucks area of Borders on Monday May 26th. Normal starting time of 7pm sharp….