Branch Out   /     Fast Flora Facts: Forensic Botany

Description

Microscopic hairs of a leaf clinging to a murder suspect's jacket is all a forensic botanist needs to crack the case. Discover how two high-profile kidnapping-murder cases in America and Australia were solved using forensic botany and how the field has continued to evolve. You'll also learn the truth behind why the world's most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, knows so much about poisonous plants.

Summary

Microscopic hairs of a leaf clinging to a murder suspect's jacket is all a forensic botanist needs to crack the case. Discover how two high-profile kidnapping-murder cases in America and Australia were solved using forensic botany and how the field has continued to evolve. You'll also learn the truth behind why the world's most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, knows so much about poisonous plants.

Subtitle
Microscopic hairs of a leaf clinging to a murder suspect's jacket is all a forensic botanist needs to crack the case. Discover how two...
Duration
00:16:39
Publishing date
2022-07-01 04:00
Link
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/branch-out
Contributors
  Australian Institute of Botanical Science
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Enclosures
https://media.whooshkaa.com/show/3356/episode/1015407.mp3
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