A new study looks at how microscopic plants have been used as evidence in forensic investigations. Tiny plants such as moss are easy to miss. Many are no larger than an eyelash, and they usually grow ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Houston, like any big city, seeks to draw tourists to town by hosting conventions and trade shows. The bigger the convention, the more people may visit the region, shop in our stores, eat in our ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...