Tuesday, November 15, 2011

History of Hair/Fiber Analysis

Since the beginning of forensic science, people have recognized the importance of hair and fiber analysis. The first time that the study of hair and fibers was introduced was in France in 1857 when one of the first scientific reports was published on it. The first famous resource of information, "Hairs of Mammalia from the Medico-legal Aspect", was published in 1931 by Professor John Glaister. Later on in 1977 the information was created for modern day hair and fiber analysis in John Hick's "Microscopy of Hairs: A Practical Guide and Manual". Hair and Fiber analysis continues today in high-tech labs and in the fields to this day.

Hair Comparison

3 comments:

  1. Great job on writing the history it is very neat and to the point. Also the picture is very nice and goes with the post.

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  2. Good research on the history! Maybe add bullets? I seem to say that a lot on this blog :)

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  3. I have the same history on my blog, we probably used the same website. From what I remember in my post you seeemed to include everything, good job!

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