Corpse by Jessica Snyder Sachs
How the hot new science of forensic ecology is cracking some of the world's toughest criminal cases. . When detectives come upon a murder victim, there's one thing they want to know above all else: When did the victim die? The answer can narrow a group of suspects, make or break an alibi-even assign a name to an unidentified body. But outside the fictional world of murder mysteries, time-of-death determinations have remained infamously elusive, bedeviling forensic pathologists throughout history. Scientists are doing their best to right this situation, using DNA testing and other high-tech investigative methods. But as Jessica Snyder Sachs argues in Corpse, this is one case in which nature might just trump technology: plants, chemicals, and insects found near the body are turning out to be the fiercest weapons in our crime-fighting arsenal. In this highly original book, Sachs accompanies an eccentric group of entomologists, anthropologists, and botanists-a new kind of biological "Mod Squad"-on some of their grisliest, most intractable cases. She also takes us into the courtroom, where "post-O. J. " forensic science as a whole is coming under fire and the new multidisciplinary art of forensic ecology is struggling to establish its credibility. Corpse is the fascinating story of the 2000year-old search to pinpoint time of death. It is also the terrible and beautiful story of what happens to our bodies when we die.Jessica Snyder Sachs is a science writer who works as a freelancer. Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Battle to Identify the Moment of Death, her debut book, was published in 2001. She resides in the state of New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738203362 |
| ISBN 10 | 073820336X |
| Title | Corpse |
| Author | Jessica Snyder Sachs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Year published | 2001-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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