Forensic Scientists in Britain Recover Fingerprints From Foods
Forensic scientists from the University of Abertay Dundee in the United Kingdom have successfully recovered latent prints from foods in a new scientific breakthrough for Britain. This accomplishment has been published in the forensic science journal, “Science & Justice” as Britain’s first academic paper on the subject. Two other studies in India and Slovenia have been done on this topic and both have also reported successful recovery of prints however these studies used a chemical substance not often used in Britain. This success will help assist law enforcement by providing more opportunities to recover evidence. The team at the University of Abertay Dundee first began trying to recover latent prints by using the techniques currently recommended by the Home Office. These techniques yielded low-quality fingerprints not acceptable for presentation in a court of law. The team modified the substance, powder suspension (PS), to find that this produced a high-quality mark on smooth-surfaced foods.
Source: University of Abertay Dundee
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Citation: (2013). Abertay University. Forensic scientists recover fingerprints from foods. Retrieved April 15, 2013, from http://www.abertay.ac.uk/about/news/newsarchive/2013/name,11743,en.html
[Abstract by ForensIQ intern, Andrea Williams]
