Research Articles
Beyond the Textbook: How Mock Crime Scenes and Whodunits Are Revolutionizing Chemistry Class
Discover how case studies and role-playing transform forensic chemistry education, making it immersive and effective through mock crime scenes and hands-on investigation.
The Rainbow of Clues: How Color Tests Unmask Alkaloid Secrets in Forensic Chemistry
Explore how presumptive color tests revolutionize forensic chemistry by detecting alkaloids through color changes, with advances in computer vision and microfluidics.
The Genetic Ghost in the Machine: Pulling DNA from a Pipe Bomb's Ashes
How forensic scientists are solving crimes by analyzing the invisible biological traces left behind on the most dangerous of evidence.
The Science Behind Cocaine: What Does the Drug Seized in Ecuador Really Contain?
Scientific analysis of inorganic cocaine samples in Ecuador reveals alarming adulteration patterns and public health risks
The Hidden Explosive in Your Water: How Road Construction Can Contaminate Your Groundwater
Discover how explosives used in road construction can contaminate groundwater with nitrates, and how scientists use isotopic fingerprinting to detect and solve this environmental mystery.
Forensic Botany: How Plants and Seeds Are Revolutionizing Crime Investigation
Discover how natural compounds from plants are transforming forensic science by providing eco-friendly, effective methods for latent fingerprint detection.
Seeing the Invisible: A Glowing New Tool to Decode Our Genetic World
Discover how a novel two-primer qPCR approach is revolutionizing genetic detection by making it simpler, cheaper, and more accessible.
Cracking the Case: How the Aggie Sleuth Initiative Revolutionizes Forensic Science Education
Exploring how the Aggie Sleuth Initiative transforms forensic science education through guided inquiry learning to address critical thinking deficits in the field.
The Hidden Chemical Detectives: How Methamphetamine Impurities Reveal Drug Trafficking Secrets
Exploring how forensic chemists in Ankara use impurity profiling to combat methamphetamine trafficking through advanced chemical analysis techniques.
The Silent Threat: When Medication Turns the Immune System Against the Heart
Exploring the link between antipsychotic medications and eosinophilic myocarditis, a rare but deadly heart condition in younger patients.