Full Description
Forensic Biotechnology: The Basics and Beyond provides a comprehensive exploration of biotechnology's transformative role in modern forensic science. This essential resource covers the field through carefully structured chapters, beginning with foundational concepts including sample collection, preservation, and data interpretation, then progressing through practical applications such as microbial forensics, wildlife forensics, and DNA barcoding. The book advances to sophisticated topics including DNA mixture interpretation, forensic DNA phenotyping, epigenetic signatures, and proteomics. It concludes with a critical examination of DNA evidence admissibility in courtroom proceedings.
Beyond technical expertise, the book tackles the ethical, legal, and social implications of biotechnology in forensic investigations, including privacy concerns and scientific evidence admissibility. It provides in-depth analysis of cutting-edge techniques including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), short tandem repeat (STR) analysis, mitochondrial DNA analysis, next-generation sequencing (NGS), and advanced molecular biology methods. Coverage examines both the strengths and limitations of various forensic biotechnology methodologies, ensuring readers develop a balanced understanding of current capabilities and constraints in the field.
Enhanced with real-world case studies and practical examples, the book serves as an educational resource and professional reference guide, of vital importance to forensic scientists, attorneys, researchers, and students exploring the impact of biotechnology on justice and criminal investigations.
Contents
1: Forensic Biotechnology: Introduction and Advancements 2: Collection and Preservation of Samples for Forensic DNA Analysis 3: Insights into Body Fluid Identification for Criminal Investigations 4: Introduction to DNA Profiling Techniques5: Next-Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science: Advancements, Limitations, and Applications 6: From Data to Interpretation: Statistical Software in Forensic DNA Typing 7: Challenges and Limitations of Forensic DNA Profiling Technique 8: Ethical and normative implications of Forensic DNA Technology 9: DNA Barcoding and its Potential Applications in Forensic Investigations 10: Microbial Forensics 11: The Rising Path of Forensic Archaeology: An Indian Perspective 12: Wildlife Forensics: From the Science of Conservation to the Courtroom 13: Forensic DNA Phenotyping: Techniques, Successes, and Future Directions 14: Streamlining Forensic DNA Analysis with RAPID DNA Typing: Current Developments and Future Directions 15: Exploring the Role of Epigenetic Factors in Forensic Science 16: Mass spectrometry in forensic DNA analysis: A new frontier 17: Role of Proteomics in Criminal Investigations 18: Unraveling Injustice: The Impact of DNA Exonerations
