They call it Forensic Entomology.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:35 pm
This is actually news from April 2008 but I thought it was interesting.
They call it Forensic Entomology, where forensics refers to the determination of the cause, location and time of death and Entomology is the study of insects.
Forensic Entomology uses insects to help law inspectors determine the cause, location and time of death of a human being. Insect life cycles act as precise clocks which being within minutes of death. They can be used to closely determine the time of death when other methods are useless. They can also show if a body has been moved after death.
This biological section that recently been applied through all the world’s scientific authorities, was founded by Dr. Ali Rasmi, a professor at the Egyptian national center for research.
“Insects analyses have proven a great value for the criminal research and law enforcement, where as it can also go further to determine the cause of death whether poison was involved or a drug overdose” Dr. Ali said. He called for all the law enforcement authorities to issue what makes applying this technique recognized at crime research. And to establish educational centers for insects student at Forensic medicine departments.
The better communication between police, medical examiners, corners, and forensic entomologists, hopefully will improve and promote more frequent use of entomological resources. As a basic knowledge of the general appearance of insect of forensic importance, and a basic understanding of the proper methods for their collection, will allow investigators to make accurate and representative collections from the death scene.
They call it Forensic Entomology, where forensics refers to the determination of the cause, location and time of death and Entomology is the study of insects.
Forensic Entomology uses insects to help law inspectors determine the cause, location and time of death of a human being. Insect life cycles act as precise clocks which being within minutes of death. They can be used to closely determine the time of death when other methods are useless. They can also show if a body has been moved after death.
This biological section that recently been applied through all the world’s scientific authorities, was founded by Dr. Ali Rasmi, a professor at the Egyptian national center for research.
“Insects analyses have proven a great value for the criminal research and law enforcement, where as it can also go further to determine the cause of death whether poison was involved or a drug overdose” Dr. Ali said. He called for all the law enforcement authorities to issue what makes applying this technique recognized at crime research. And to establish educational centers for insects student at Forensic medicine departments.
The better communication between police, medical examiners, corners, and forensic entomologists, hopefully will improve and promote more frequent use of entomological resources. As a basic knowledge of the general appearance of insect of forensic importance, and a basic understanding of the proper methods for their collection, will allow investigators to make accurate and representative collections from the death scene.