Enzymes are denatured after the reaction between the enzyme and substrate takes place.

___________________ is the most important specimen in postmortem toxicology.

Forensic Scientists are independent finders of fact.

The pattern and intensity of dependency on a drug does NOT depend on the:

What does NIDA stand for?

List two types of harm that a Clandestine Drug Lab can cause.

List two reasons why spermatozoa are often not found in seminal fluid collected at a crime scene.

Criminalist Jared Heath responds to the scene of an assault, on an unpaved lane in a rural neighborhood.  Rain had fallen steadily the night before, making the area quite muddy.  A suspect with very muddy shoes was apprehended nearby but claims to have picked up the mud either from his garden or from the unpaved parking lot of a local restaurant.  Jared uses a spade to remove several samples of soil, each about 2 inches deep, from the immediate crime scene and places each in a separate plastic vial.  He collects the muddy shoes and wraps them in plastic as well.  At the laboratory, he unpackaged the soil samples and examines them carefully, one at a time.  He then analyzes the soil on the shoes to see whether it matches the soil from the crime scene.  What mistakes, if any, did Jared make in his investigation? 

List 3 things that hair can tell us.

List one organization that provides certifications for Criminalists (CSI’s, Forensic Scientists, etc.)?