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Description for DNA
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JKVF1; LA; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
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.'"
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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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471414780
SKU
V9780471414780
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lawrence Kobilinsky
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 ... Read more
Reviews for DNA
"There have been other forensic DNA books written before, but none has taken the reader through all aspects of DNA testing like this one...this book alone could make you feel prepared to understand a DNA case…" (Clinical Chemistry, September 2005) "…a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion of forensic DNA technologies and their legal implications in the courtroom." (CHOICE, April 2005) ... Read more