Introduction
The denotative definition of Forensic Science is: the application of science to the criminal justice system (“Forensic Science Medical Definition”). When most individuals think of Forensic Science, crime-solving television shows are the first to come to mind, shows such as CSI or Dexter. What most people fail to realize is that Forensic Science runs much deeper than this week’s latest addition to their favorite television program. Forensic science dates back all the way to 1248. A Chinese doctor, named Song Ci, wrote “Hsi Duan Yu” which is the first written evidence of forensic science being used. In this piece of literature, Ci learns the difference between death by means of strangulation and death by drowning (“How Technology Has Shaped Forensic Science”). In this book Ci explains how to identify damaged neck tissue. Song ci is considered to be the founding father of forensic science in China and since then, the science and technology in the forensic field has evolved a tremendous amount (Asen, Daniel).
The field of forensic science is vast and there are various branches and subjects that fall under forensic science. Forensic biology alternatively has sub disciplines such as; forensic anthropology, forensic botany, forensic
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It has been said to have revolutionized forensic investigations. Deoxyribonucleic acid profiling has been used to exonerate the wrongly accused, convict the correct criminal, and even do something as little as finding out who the father of a child is (Roewer, Lutz). Deoxyribonucleic acid today can be obtained from processing bodily materials such as spit, semen, or blood. Because of the fact that all cells in the human body contain a nucleus and nuclei contain DNA, virtually any evidence left behind that is a bodily fluid can be tested for Deoxyribonucleic acid to help tie or eliminate those from a crime