Forensic Biology

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Richard Li earned his MS in forensic science from the University of New Haven and his Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Li was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and subsequently worked as a research faculty member at the School of Medicine of Yale University. Dr. Li has also served as a criminalist at the Department of Forensic Biology in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of New York City. For the past several decades, he has held faculty positions in forensic science programs in the United States. Currently, Dr. Li is a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and also serves as a faculty member for the Ph.D. program in criminal justice at the college. His research interests include identification and analysis of biological specimens that are potentially useful in forensic investigations.

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Forensic Biology, Third Edition provides students with a general understanding of forensic biology, particularly in forensic serology and forensic DNA analysis, and addresses rapid advancements in the field over the past few years.

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Forensic Biology, Third Edition provides students with a general understanding of forensic biology, particularly in forensic serology and forensic DNA analysis, and addresses rapid advancements in the field over the past few years.

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Section I: Biological Evidence

1. Crime Scene Investigation of Biological Evidence

2. Crime Scene Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

3. Forensic Biology: A Subdiscipline of Forensic Science

4. Sources of Biological Evidence

5. Nucleic Acid Extraction

Section II: Basic Techniques in Forensic Biology

6. DNA Quantification

7. Nucleic Acid Amplification

8. Basic Techniques for Length Polymorphism Analysis

9. Basic Techniques for Sequence Polymorphism Analysis

10. Serology Concepts

11. Forensic Serology Techniques

12. Emerging Body Fluid Identification Techniques

Section III: Identification of Biological Evidence

13. Identification of Blood

14. Identification of Semen

15. Identification of Saliva

16. Identification of Vaginal Secretions and Menstrual Blood

17. Identification of Other Body Fluids and Cellular Materials

Section IV: Individualization of Biological Evidence

18. Blood Group Typing and Protein Profiling

19. Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiling

20. Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiling

21. Sex Chromosome Haplotyping and Identification

22. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Profiling

23. Mitochondrial DNA Profiling

Section V: Forensic Issues

24. Forensic DNA Databases: Tools for Crime Investigations

25. Evaluation of the Strength of Forensic DNA Profiling Results

26. Standards and Qualifications