Eye on forensic microscopy / R & D Magazine, Dec 2005

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Martha Walz
"forensic scientists can choose from a variety of techniques to study this evidence, but perhaps the most important technique has been forensic microscopy. Forensic microscopy encompasses the identification and classification of a wide range of materials and substances: impressions such as fingerprints and footprints, fractured fragments such as broken tools and torn paper, trace evidence such as hairs and fibers, genetic markers, bullets, and handwriting. "