Microbial Forensics
Edited by- Bruce Budowle, Institute of Investigative Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
- Steven Schutzer, Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
- Roger Breeze, Centaur Science Group, Washington, DC
Microbial Forensics describes the new and growing field of Microbial Forensics- the science that will help bring to justice criminals and terrorists who use biological material to cause harm. This book describes the foundation of the field of microbial forensics and will serve as a basic primer to initiate those scientists and officials that have an interest in the topic. It covers a variety of areas from forensic science, to microbiology, to epidemiology, to bioinformatics, and to legal issues.
Audience
Microbiologists, forensic scientists, virologists, government laboratories,pharmaceutical companies and public health specialists
Hardbound, 448 Pages
Published: May 2005
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-088483-4
Reviews
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"The editors have gathered an impressive array of experts and present 18 chapters that give the reader both an overview of microbial forensics and fairly intricate details regarding different aspects of the field. ...contains a good amount of interesting information regarding the application of forensic science to biological crimes and bioterrorist events." - CLINICAL INFECTIONS DISEASES (January 2005)
