The field of forensic botany is being advanced with the publication of two recent studies that use marijuana DNA to link drug supplies and pollen DNA to aid in forensic investigations. Sam Houston ...

They stand silent in a Davie backyard, but police believe they help tell the story of how a retiree was killed and his body parts scattered across South Florida. The witnesses’ names: Schefflera ...

DAVIE | They stand silent in a Davie backyard, but police think they help tell the story of how a retiree was killed and his body parts scattered across South Florida. The witnesses' names: Schefflera ...

Forensic botany has traditionally focused on flowering plants and pollen, while bryophytes have received little systematic attention despite their ubiquity, persistence, and distinctive morphological ...

Dedication -- Foreword / Bruce Budowle -- Acknowledgements -- The editor -- Contributors -- Chap. 1. Introduction to forensic botany / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 2. Basic plant biology / Heather ...

Tony Brown:I extract the pollen and spores from suspect vehicles or from suspect clothing. My job is basically to provide a match or to disprove a match to a particular crime scene." Robyn Williams: ...

While the word “botany” inspires images of hot houses and neatly pressed flowers for some, emeritus Professor David Norris imagines something entirely different: grisly crimes, cold cases and victims’ ...

The Centre for Forensic Research (CFR) creates and maintains an interdisciplinary and international hub dedicated to advancing and achieving excellence in research, training, and service that support ...

In an article published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine, faculty and students from the Department of Forensic Science report that they developed a test to individualize samples of ...

HUNTSVILLE, TX (02-29-16) -- Sam Houston State University is advancing the field of forensic botany with the publication of two recent studies that use marijuana DNA to link drug supplies and pollen ...