Microbial Forensics [Hardcover]

Bruce Budowle (Editor), Steven E. Schutzer (Editor), Roger G. Breeze (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0120884836 | ISBN-13: 978-0120884834 | Edition: 1

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.

* Provides the real science beyond that displayed on TV and in the movies
* Covers not only microbes but also the biology, chemistry, physics & computer science that is used for identification.
* Of relevance Internationally to military, intelligence, law enforcement, agricultural, legal and environmental fields

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0120884836
• ISBN-13: 978-0120884834
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,277,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)