Monday, September 7, 2009

P3: Use and Techniques of Hair & Fiber Analysis

The Use
The lack of fingerprints lead to hair and fiber analysis being a forensic scientist greatest ally.The ablility of fibers and hair to fall loose and get snagged on objects make it that much easier to catch the criminal and solve the crime.Forensic scientic us the different formation and textures of hair to syle the difference froma white person's hair from an asian's. Different types of fibers can be catergorized into two group one being natural and and other being man-made. Natural fibers are fiber examplified as wool and cotton, while man-made fibers are more like polyester and nylon. By taking cross sections of fibers and putting it under a microscope making i capable determine what the fiber is and other important lagestics in crime solving.
Asian Hair: brown shaft, black medulla.


White Hair: Violet shaft. Yellowish and wider medulla.

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