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Zusatztext This valuable codebook will go a long way toward helping us win the 'DNA battle'...we owe the authors a great debt of gratitude." (New York Law Journal! December 15! 2004) Informationen zum Autor LAWRENCE KOBILINSKY is currently the Associate Provost and a Professor of Biology and Immunology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. An internationally renowned forensic scientist, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences as well as the New York Microscopical Society, and has published extensively in the areas of identification and individualization using protein genetic markers and DNA analysis. THOMAS F. LIOTTI has represented clients in high-profile cases involving DNA. He is a Village Justice in Westbury, New York, and is currently a partner at the law offices of Thomas F. Liotti, located in Garden City, New York. He is a past president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Fellow in the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. JAMEL OESER-SWEAT is a member of both the New York and New Jersey bars and has been admitted to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office. A former Westinghouse scholar, he has published several abstracts and articles in the field of microbiology, and has been a guest lecturer at several universities and conferences. Klappentext Includes a Foreword by Dr. James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, and Dr. Jan A. Witkowski."From the Foreword by Drs. Watson and Witkowski: 'DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications is a comprehensive and invaluable guide to the field, covering topics ranging from collecting samples in the field to presenting the complex results to a jury. We are sure that it will play its part in promoting this most powerful tool in the forensic scientist's armamentarium.'"DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications covers the technology and laws related to DNA, as well as the use of DNA evidence in the legal system. This combination of science and law makes it the first comprehensive title of its kind and an appropriate reference for those with both elementary and advanced knowledge of the topic. It draws together in one source information that would previously have required extensive research and reliance on experts to obtain, offering both breadth and depth in a clear style without s acrificing scholarly goals.With material from both scientific and legal areas, DNA: Forensic and Legal Applications covers the latest advances in technology. It provides an ideal text for forensic scientists and students of forensic science, analytical chemists, lawyers, judges, police officers, and detectives. Zusammenfassung Covers the technology and laws related to DNA, as well as the use of DNA evidence in the legal system. This work combines science and law. It draws together in one source information that is suitable for forensic scientists and students of forensic science, analytical chemists, lawyers, judges, police officers, and detectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Biochemistry, Genetics, and Replication of DNA. 1.1 Evolution of Identification: From Faces to Fingerprints to DNA. 1.2 DNA and Heredity. 1.2.1 A Look at DNA from the Outside In. 1.2.2 DNA-The Chemistry. 1.2.3 Unique Sequence and Repetitious DNA. 1.3 DNA Replication. 1.3.1 Replication in the Cell. 1.3.2 Cloning (Gene Amplification). 2. Biological Evidence-Science and Criminal Investigation. 2.1 Crime Scene Investigation-Biological Evidence. 2.1.1 Help the Victim. 2.1.2 Protect the Scene. 2.1.3 Document the Scene. 2.1.4 Search the Scene. 2.1.5 Schematic Drawing Showing Location and Photography of Items of Evidence. 2.1.6 Packaging and Preserving Evidence. 2.1.7 Transport to Laboratory. 2.1.8 Sexual Assault Eviden...
