User:NJodkoN/Forensic palynology
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Pollen has been used to trace activity at mass graves in Bosnia,[1] pinpoint the scene of a crime,[2] and catch a burglar who brushed against a Hypericum bush during a crime.[3] Because pollen has distinct morphology and is relatively indestructible, it is likely to adhere to a variety of surfaces.[4] In areas such as New Zealand, where the demand for this field is high, forensic palynology has been used as evidence in many different case types, including but not limited to arson, breaking and entering, theft, assault, violent crimes, and evening becoming a part of ongoing research into forensic bullet coatings.[2][4]
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- ^ Peter Wood (9 September 2004), "Pollen helps war crime forensics", BBC News, retrieved 2010-01-04
- ^ a b Mildenhall, Dallas (2008). "Civil and criminal investigations. The use of spores and pollen". SIAK-Journal − Zeitschrift für Polizeiwissenschaft und polizeiliche Praxis (4): 35–52. doi:10.7396/2008_4_E.
- ^ D. Mildenhall (2006), "Hypericum pollen determines the presence of burglars at the scene of a crime: An example of forensic palynology", Forensic Science International, 163 (3): 231–235, doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.11.028, PMID 16406430
- ^ a b Sermon, Paul A.; Worsley, Myles P.; Cheng, Yu; Courtney, Lee; Shinar-Bush, Verity; Ruzimuradov, Olim; Hopwood, Andy J.; Edwards, Michael R.; Gashi, Bekim; Harrison, David; Xu, Yanmeng (September 2012). "Deterring gun crime materially using forensic coatings". Forensic Science International. 221 (1–3): 131–136. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.04.021.