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Forensics

What is this?? Getting Unidentified Substance Testing

Not Exactly How TV Shows Perform Unknown Substances Testing Often exaggerated and glamorized in television shows, unknown substance testing isn't as glamorous or speedy in real-life laboratories. We’ve all seen it in those classic scenes—the main characters stumble...

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Toxicology Testing

The field of toxicology is a branch of science that "helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and the environment." The field of toxicology has evolved from focusing on chemicals and poisons to...

Toxicology Testing

X-ray Diffraction and Compound Identification | XRD

X-ray diffraction, also known as XRD, is a method of non-destructive testing to analyze fluids, powders, crystals, and more. X-ray diffraction answers the question, "What is it?" In its simplest explanation, XRD uses diffracted intensities and angles to identify...

DNA Fingerprinting

DNA fingerprinting, also called DNA profiling, is a scientific technique that collects a specific DNA pattern, or profile, from an individual organism. Often the DNA profile is then compared to other profiles to find a match. DNA fingerprinting is most commonly...

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