Forensic Biochemistry

by Greg
(New Hampshire, USA)

Photo Credit: Alisa Ryan

Photo Credit: Alisa Ryan

Forensic science question. If you found burnt remains, but are not sure what is human material (blood, tissue, fat, etc) and what is non-human (clothes, wood, etc) what tests are out there to differentiate these?

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