pathology

Photographs, illustrations, and text help describe how mummies were preserved in ancient Egypt and explain how modern-day researchers study them.

Explains how entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists are becoming invaluable in solving murder cases by using their skills in understanding the clues found in plants, chemicals, and insects found near a murder victim's body.

Explains how entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists are becoming invaluable in solving murder cases by using their skills in understanding the clues found in plants, chemicals, and insects found near a murder victim's body.

Jenna Blake, a university student and pathology assistant for the Essex County Medical Examiner, stumbles upon an important piece of evidence in the search for a serial killer who drowns his victims and finds herself next in line to die.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how postmortem examinations can reveal evidence that leads to crimes and other mysteries being solved, describes how the human body records details of a crime through cuts, wounds, bruises, fingerprints, and blood.