Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2014 - (Page 4)
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BIG IDEAS FOR BRIGHT MINDS ™
EDITOR
Melissa Hartman
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Amy Entwisle
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & EDITORS
Kristi Birch
Carol Blackburn
Linda E. Brody
Michelle Muratori
DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Bonotom Studio, Inc.
ART DIRECTOR
Paul Philpott
ISSN 1071-605X
Vol. 21 No.3 | Jan/Feb 2014
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The Wild Side of Forensic Science
One of the first steps in a criminal investigation is to identify the victim. But when the victim
is an animal, the first step is to identify the species of the victim-a task that can be especially challenging if the only remains are a feather, a section of hide, or a single bone. The
identification can be all the more difficult if these fragments have been made into products
intended for trade: hides are tanned, bones carved. Often it is only after these fragments
have been identified that investigators can determine if a crime has actually been committed. Is the feather from a scarlet macaw, the bone from an orangutan? If so, the people
involved in trading these items have violated U.S. laws and international treaties-and
thanks to scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Forensics Lab, they can be
effectively prosecuted for their crimes.
In this photo, forensic scientist Margaret Smith measures and compares animal skulls. At
this highly specialized forensic lab-the only one in the world devoted to crimes against
wildlife-experts in chemistry, criminalistics, genetics, morphology, and pathology use
state-of-the-art technology to help identify species used in products ranging from medicinal
powders to clothing. Their work has been foundational in the rapidly growing discipline of
wildlife forensics and gives force to the laws designed to protect animals.
Learn more about the work at the USFWS Forensics Lab at www.fws.gov/lab.
http://www.fws.gov/lab
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2014
Big Picture
In My Own Words
Legal Discovery
Order in the Court
Think, Debate, Change the World
Voice of the Students
What Young Inventors Need to Know about Patents
A Practice and a Passion
The Science of Crime Detection
The Medical Examiner Is In
Selected Opportunities and Resources
Wild in the City
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Creative Minds Imagine
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games
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