or forensic science is investigation and gathering of evidence
of crime . However, forensics does not always deal with crimes;
for example the journeys taken by the Shroud of Turin and the
Sudarium of Oviedo were verified with forensic palynology
Sherlock Holmes, the fictional character created by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle was, in fact, the inspiration for forensic science.
The popular television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
depicts a glamorized version of the activities of forensic
scientists. Specialities in forensics include: - Dead Reckoning:
The New Science of Catching Killers Michael Baden, M.D., Former
New York City Medical Examiner, and Marion Roach, Simon &
Schuster, 2001, ISBN 0-684-86758-3 - Crime Science: Methods of
Forensic Detection Joe Nickell and John F. Fischer, University
Press of Kentucky, 1999, ISBN 0813120918. All Wikipedia text is
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