The field of forensic botany is being advanced with the publication of two recent studies that use marijuana DNA to link drug supplies and pollen DNA to aid in forensic investigations. Sam Houston ...

ORLANDO (CBS4) – Jurors in the murder trial of Casey Anthony listened to more forensic evidence when the trial resumed Tuesday morning after nearly a day's recess. On Monday Chief Judge Belvin Perry ...

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The murder trial for Florida mother Casey Anthony continued after a delay on Tuesday, with defense attorneys calling a forensic botanist to the stand. As AP reported: A forensic botanist testified ...

Two recent studies conducted at Sam Houston State University highlight developments in the field of forensic botany. One uses marijuana DNA to link drug supplies; another uses pollen DNA to aid in ...

A forensic botanist helped solve a kidnapping and attempted rape in the Waterford Lakes area by linking algae on the victim’s and suspect’s clothes to a retention pond where the man dragged her, the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A forensic botanist testified Tuesday that 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's remains could have been in the woods for as little as two weeks when they were discovered in December 2008, a ...

Dedication -- Foreword / Bruce Budowle -- Acknowledgements -- The editor -- Contributors -- Chap. 1. Introduction to forensic botany / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 2. Basic plant biology / Heather ...

While the word “botany” inspires images of hot houses and neatly pressed flowers for some, emeritus Professor David Norris imagines something entirely different: grisly crimes, cold cases and victims’ ...

HUNTSVILLE, TX (02-29-16) -- Sam Houston State University is advancing the field of forensic botany with the publication of two recent studies that use marijuana DNA to link drug supplies and pollen ...